Christine Alder
Biographic Data
| ID | 3870933 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Christine Alder |
| GIVEN NAMES | Christine |
| FAMILY NAME | Alder |
| SIGNATURE | ALDER C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Australian Institute of Criminology |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
“Passionate and Willful” Girls
Despite attempts at legislative reform girls are still being held in juvenile justice and medical facilities, both public and private, on the basis of relatively minor, status and cnon-legal offences and behaviour.1 This paper questions some of the understandings of girlhood, in particular in regard to their sexuality and independence, that underpin these practices. Drawing upon research in education, psychology and adolescent studies, it is argu…
Maternal Filicide
Having identified that most violent crime is carried out by men, feminists have recently called attention to the need to also bring a feminist analysis to violent crimes committed by women. This research examines data drawn from coroners court files in Victoria, Australia for the period 1978 to 1991 to explore scenarios of maternal filicide. The data are reviewed in three groupings: murder-suicides, neonaticides and fatal assaults. The findings c…
Masculinity and Child Homicide
In this article masculinity and violence are explored through an examination of case studies of child homicides committed by men in Victoria, Australia between 1985 and 1994. The findings reveal a diversity of violent scenarios and a complexity in masculinity and its relationship to violence. They challenge the adequacy of universalistic representations of male violence as either an instrumental act, a means of accomplishing masculinity, or as an…
The Police and Young People in Australia
Tables and figures Introduction Rob White and Christine Alder 1. Larrikins, delinquents and cops: police and young people in Australian history Mark Finnane 2. The legal framework of juvenile justice Kate Warner 3. Cautions and appearances: statistics about youth and police David Tait 4. Young people and their rights Ian O'Connor 5. Street life: police practices and youth behaviour Rob White 6. Enforcing genocide? Aboriginal young people and the …
The Police and Young People in Australia
Diversion and Hidden Sexism
Masculinity and Child Homicide
In this article masculinity and violence are explored through an examination of case studies of child homicides committed by men in Victoria, Australia between 1985 and 1994. The findings reveal a diversity of violent scenarios and a complexity in masculinity and its relationship to violence. They challenge the adequacy of universalistic representations of male violence as either an instrumental act, a means of accomplishing masculinity, or as an…
Diversion and Hidden Sexism
The Police and Young People in Australia
Tables and figures Introduction Rob White and Christine Alder 1. Larrikins, delinquents and cops: police and young people in Australian history Mark Finnane 2. The legal framework of juvenile justice Kate Warner 3. Cautions and appearances: statistics about youth and police David Tait 4. Young people and their rights Ian O'Connor 5. Street life: police practices and youth behaviour Rob White 6. Enforcing genocide? Aboriginal young people and the …
The Police and Young People in Australia
Masculinity and Child Homicide
In this article masculinity and violence are explored through an examination of case studies of child homicides committed by men in Victoria, Australia between 1985 and 1994. The findings reveal a diversity of violent scenarios and a complexity in masculinity and its relationship to violence. They challenge the adequacy of universalistic representations of male violence as either an instrumental act, a means of accomplishing masculinity, or as an…
Maternal Filicide
Having identified that most violent crime is carried out by men, feminists have recently called attention to the need to also bring a feminist analysis to violent crimes committed by women. This research examines data drawn from coroners court files in Victoria, Australia for the period 1978 to 1991 to explore scenarios of maternal filicide. The data are reviewed in three groupings: murder-suicides, neonaticides and fatal assaults. The findings c…
“Passionate and Willful” Girls
Despite attempts at legislative reform girls are still being held in juvenile justice and medical facilities, both public and private, on the basis of relatively minor, status and cnon-legal offences and behaviour.1 This paper questions some of the understandings of girlhood, in particular in regard to their sexuality and independence, that underpin these practices. Drawing upon research in education, psychology and adolescent studies, it is argu…
Criminology (6 works) · Psychology (5 works) · Political science (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (2 works) · Homicide (2 works) · Human Factors and Ergonomics (2 works) · Intimate Partner and Family Violence (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medical emergency (2 works)