TY - BOOK AU - Ekholst,Christine TI - A punishment for each criminal: gender and crime in Swedish medieval law T2 - Northern World, SN - 9789004271623 AV - KKV3800 U1 - 345.485009/02 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Leiden, The Netherlands PB - Brill KW - Criminal law KW - Sweden KW - History KW - To 1500 KW - Sex discrimination in criminal justice administration KW - Female offenders KW - Women KW - Crimes against KW - LAW KW - Criminal Law KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; The Swedish medieval law codes -- To have and to take-property crimes -- Assault and lesser violence -- Lethal violence: homicide, murder, arson and witchcraft -- Sexual crimes : fornication, adultery and bestiality -- Taking a woman with force-rape and abduction -- Conclusions N2 - In A Punishment for Each Criminal Christine Ekholst provides the first in-depth analysis of how gender influenced Swedish medieval legislation. The book explores the important legislative changes that took place when women were made personally responsible for their own crimes UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=778301 ER -