Woman in criminology: from degenarate to victim, always under social penal control

Authors

  • Simone Martins Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Keywords:

criminology, woman, stigma, penal system

Abstract

This article presents figures reffering to woman in criminology, as discusses its repercussions in the Brazilian penal code. Identified in positive criminology the figure of the nate criminal related to prostitution, masculine woman and atavistic; as well as the victim, is her a criminal dependent of a man, or is it by the necessity of protection from the Government. These figures have in common serve to social control of woman. In opposition, in feminist criminology it is identified the figure of the emancipated woman that does not search in penal law the solution of conflicts related socially, economically and politically.

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Author Biography

  • Simone Martins, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
    Psicóloga e Mestre pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Membro-fundadora do Grupo de Psicologia Jurídica de Santa Catarina.

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Published

2009-06-22

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 1 (2009)

Section

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Woman in criminology: from degenarate to victim, always under social penal control. Fractal: Journal of Psychology, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, v. 21, n. 1, p. 111–124, 2009. Disponível em: https://www.periodicos.uff.br/fractal/article/view/4731. Acesso em: 13 dec. 2025.