Ana Guerreiro*, Sílvia Gomes**, Pedro Sousa***
* University of Porto / University of Maia (ISMAI), Porto, Portugal
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2312-6266
** Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Nottingham Trent University (NTU), UK / Interdisciplinary Center for Social Sciences – CICS.NOVA Lisboa, Portugal
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5503-0037
*** School of Criminology and Research Centre on Crime, Justice and Security (CJS), Faculty of Law, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8859-7195
Since the 1970s, there has been an increase in the number of studies focused on women offenders. However, those associated with organized crime are still rare, despite the evidence of cases of women actively involved in criminal groups and playing particularly prominent roles.
This article aims to present an integrated review of the known literature that emphasizes the presence of women as offenders in organized crime groups. To this end, we (i) discuss how academia evolved from an androcentric perspective to a feminist criminology approach, and (ii) outline the role played by women offenders in the context of organized crime and their functions inside the group.
Keywords
Feminist criminology, women, female offenders, gender studies, organized crime
Criminologia feminista e mulheres no crime organizado: um exercício teórico
A partir da década de 1970 verificou-se um aumento no número de estudos sobre mulheres ofensoras. No entanto, os estudos que colocam as mulheres no centro do debate do crime organizado são ainda raros, apesar de já haver registo da presença de mulheres envolvidas ativamente em grupos criminosos e a desempenhar papéis particularmente relevantes.
Este artigo tem como objetivo apresentar uma revisão integrada da literatura que destaca a presença de mulheres ofensoras em grupos do crime organizado. Para tal, (i) discutimos como a academia evoluiu de uma perspectiva androcêntrica para uma criminologia feminista e (ii) delineamos o papel desempenhado pelas mulheres no contexto do crime organizado e as suas funções dentro do grupo.
Palavras-chave
criminologia feminista, mulheres, mulheres ofensoras, estudos de género, crime organizado
Criminologie féministe et femmes dans le crime organisé : un exercice théorique
À partir de la décennie de 1970, il a eu une augmentation dans le nombre d’études sur des femmes offenseuses. Cependant, les études qui placent les femmes au centre du débat sur le crime organisé sont encore rares, bien qu’il y ait des femmes activement engagées dans des groupes criminels et jouant des rôles particulièrement importants.
Cet article a comme objectif de présenter une revue intégrée de la littérature qui met en évidence la présence de femmes offenseuses dans des groupes de crime organisé. À cette fin, (i) nous discutons la façon dont l’académie a évolué d’une perspective androcentrique à une criminologie féministe et (ii) nous décrivons le rôle joué par les femmes dans le contexte du crime organisé et comment elles fonctionnent au sein du groupe.
Mots-clés
criminologie féministe, femmes, femmes offenseuses, études de genre, crime organisé
DOI: https://doi.org/10.22355/exaequo.2022.45.05
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