Social moralities and discursive constructions of female sex offenders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18969233 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Haye (0000-0002-5756-6051, Queensland University of Technology, corresponding author), Sharon Hayes (Queensland University of Technology), B Carpenter (0000-0002-5699-2155, Queensland University of Technology) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 159-179 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sexualities (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1363-4607 • E-ISSN: 1461-7382 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1363460712471112 |
| OpenAlex | W2165303492 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 34 |
This article explores legal, scholarly and social responses to women identified as sex offenders. While much has been written on the male paedophile, rapist and sex offender, little research has been done on the role of gender and sexuality in sex offending. This article examines the ways in which the female sex offender is currently theorized and the discourses surrounding policy, legislative and media responses to their crimes. We identify contradictory public discourses where perceptions of female child abusers in particular often succumb to moral panic, in spite of many such offenders being given lenient sentences for their crimes. An examination of the discursive construction of female child abusers suggests that these contradictions are informed by underlying assumptions concerning harm and subjectivity in sex crimes. In exploring these contradictions we illustrate the ways in which such discourses are impacted by social moralities, and how social moralities construct offender and victim subjectivities differently, based on differences in gender, age and sexuality
Criminology · Harm · Human sexuality · Moral panic · Sex offender · Social constructionism · Social science · Sociology · Subjectivity · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Gender Studies · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Sexual Assault and Victimization Studies · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 11 |
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| Citations per year | 1,1 |
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |