Gender and Punishment in Ireland

Women, Murder and the Death Penalty, 1922–64

Lynsey Black

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Manchester University Press
19 April 2022

20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000; Social & cultural history; Penology & punishment; Gender & the law

Gender and punishment in Ireland explores women's lethal violence in Ireland.

Drawing on comprehensive archival research, including government documents, press reporting, the remnants of public opinion and the voices of the women themselves, the book contributes to the burgeoning literature on gender and punishment and women who kill. Engaging with concepts such as 'double deviance', chivalry, paternalism and 'coercive confinement', the work explores the penal landscape for offending women in postcolonial Ireland, examining in particular the role of the Catholic Church in responses to female deviance. The book is an extensive interdisciplinary treatment of women who kill in Ireland and will be useful to scholars of gender, criminology and history.

By: Lynsey Black
Imprint: Manchester University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm, Spine: 19mm
Weight: 508g
ISBN: 9781526145284
ISBN 10: 1526145286
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 19 April 2022
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Lynsey Black is Lecturer in Criminology at Maynooth University.

Reviews for Gender and Punishment in Ireland: Women, Murder and the Death Penalty, 1922–64

'Beautifully written and comprehensively researched, this book is a vital addition to historical and criminological work on women, murder and punishment. Extending the literature on women who kill, Black goes beyond a focus on gender representation alone to examine the complex dynamics that influenced conviction, sentencing and punishment of women accused of murder in Ireland in the decades after independence. Distinct from existing research on women accused of murder, she traces their experiences of punishment, including what happened to women reprieved from the death penalty. A particularly fascinating aspect of Gender and punishment in Ireland is Black's analysis of the use of religious detention in Ireland's shadow system of penalty as a disposal, which further develops feminist penology on gender and mixed economies of punishment. As such, this book is highly recommended for its combination of rigorous empirical research and fresh conceptual insight.' Professor Lizzie Seal, University of Sussex -- .