Prosecuting Women
Download or Read eBook Prosecuting Women PDF written by Ariadne Schmidt and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Ariadne Schmidt |
Publisher | : BRILL |
Total Pages | : 295 |
Release | : 2020-04-14 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789004424913 |
ISBN-13 | : 9004424911 |
Rating | : 4/5 (13 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Prosecuting Women by : Ariadne Schmidt
Book excerpt: In the early modern period women played a prominent role in crime. At times they even made up half of all defendants. Female criminality was a typically urban phenomenon. Why do we find so many women before the Dutch criminal courts?