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Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, and Crime
Future Directions for Feminist Criminology
Amanda Burgess-Proctor
Michigan State University
More than 30 years after the first scholarship of its kind was produced, feminist studies of crime are more commonplace than ever before. Two recent milestone events—the 20th anniversary of the American Society of Criminology’s Division on Women and Crime and the creation of this journal, the official publication of the division—provide the perfect opportunity to reflect on what lies ahead for feminist criminology. In this article, the author argues that the future of feminist criminology lies in our willingness to embrace a theoretical framework that recognizes multiple, intersecting inequalities. Specifically, the author maintains that to advance an understanding of gender, crime, and justice that achieves universal relevance and is free from the shortcomings of past ways of thinking, feminist criminologists must examine linkages between inequality and crime using an intersectional theoretical framework that is informed by multiracial feminism.
Key Words: feminist criminology • intersections of race, class, and gender
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Feminist Criminology, Vol. 1, No. 1,
27-47 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/1557085105282899
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