Sociology of Crime

Question 1 – The Bangkok Rules Pathways femin" rel="nofollow">inism has impacted not only on the development of crimin" rel="nofollow">inological theory but also the advancement of gender specific policy and practice to better meet the needs of women in" rel="nofollow">in the crimin" rel="nofollow">inal justice system. In 2010, the United Nations adopted special guidelin" rel="nofollow">ines for the treatment of female prisoners, the United Nations Rules for the Treatment of Women Prisoners and other Non-Custodial Measures (the ‘Bangkok Rules’). Although these rules have yet to be fully implemented, they constitute an improvement in" rel="nofollow">in in" rel="nofollow">international law for women in" rel="nofollow">in custody. Write an essay that addresses the followin" rel="nofollow">ing questions: 1) What is pathways femin" rel="nofollow">inism and how has it impacted on the development of crimin" rel="nofollow">inological theory? Summarise the theory, any data and/or research supportin" rel="nofollow">ing it. 2) What are the “Bangkok Rules’? Provide sufficient background in" rel="nofollow">information regardin" rel="nofollow">ing their development and purpose. 3) Identify one example of how pathways femin" rel="nofollow">inism may have impacted on the development of the ‘Bangkok Rules.’ To answer this you will need to identify a key theme within" rel="nofollow">in the Bangkok Rules and demonstrate how this developed from a femin" rel="nofollow">inist pathways understandin" rel="nofollow">ing of crime. 4) Keepin" rel="nofollow">ing your example/key theme in" rel="nofollow">in min" rel="nofollow">ind, from a femin" rel="nofollow">inist pathways approach, provide two examples as to how the Bangkok Rules might impact practice to better meet the needs of women in" rel="nofollow">in prison?