TY - BOOK AU - van der Heijden,Manon TI - Women and Crime in Early Modern Holland T2 - Crime and City in History Series SN - 9789004314122 AV - HV7007 .H455 2016 U1 - 364.1082094920903 PY - 2016/// CY - Boston PB - BRILL KW - Crime-Netherlands-History-17th century KW - Crime-Netherlands-History-18th century KW - Female offenders-Netherlands-History KW - Sex role-Netherlands-History KW - Criminal justice, Administration of-Netherlands-History KW - Women-Netherlands-Social conditions KW - Netherlands-Social conditions-17th century KW - Netherlands-Social conditions-18th century KW - Electronic books N1 - Intro -- Contents -- Series Editors' Preface -- Preface -- List of Graphs, Tables and Figures -- Chapter 1 -- Research on Criminal Women in Holland from 1550 to 1800 -- Crime Figures in the Early Modern Period -- Explanations for Female Crime -- The Criminal Woman Vanishes -- The Special Position of Holland -- Chapter 2 -- Crime and Punishment -- Serious Crimes -- Administration of Justice -- Criminal Procedure -- Settlements with the Public Prosecutor -- Sentencing -- Reporting Crime and Chances of Arrest -- The Importance of Honor and Reputation -- Chapter 3 -- Infanticide -- Prosecution for Infanticide -- Unwed Motherhood -- Money and Honor -- Driven by Desperation -- Chapter 4 -- Women and Petty Theft -- Differences between Men and Women -- A Consumer Revolution in Theft -- Poverty as a Motive for Theft -- Chapter 5 -- Aggressive Women in the Neighborhood -- Violence: A Male Crime? -- Statistics on Women and Violence -- Patterns of Violence by Women -- A Public Life -- Chapter 6 -- Promiscuous Women -- What are Sexual Offenses? -- Legislation -- Carnal Intercourse -- Cohabitation -- Compelled by Circumstances -- Adultery -- The Hard Lives of Sailors' Wives -- Outside Assistance -- Chapter 7 -- Against Authority -- Women's Role in Unrest -- Begging -- Tax Evasion -- Chapter 8 -- Victim or Perpetrator? -- Rape and Assault -- Incest -- Domestic Violence -- Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index N2 - Women and Crime in Early Modern Holland is the first account on women's criminality and high female crime rates in Holland in the Early Modern Period UR - https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/orpp/detail.action?docID=4620871 ER -