FEMINIST CRIMINOLOGY AND STUDIES ON FEMALE INCARCERATION

Abstract

The objective of the present study was to identify the aspects addressed and the contributions of the scientific knowledge produced on female incarceration in the light of feminist criminology. It is a State of the Art research. They were searched in the Scielo, CAPES Portal, and Brazilian Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (BDTD) databases in search of studies that addressed the incarceration of women in the light of feminist criminology. Of the 208 productions found, 13 were included, 10 articles, 01 thesis, and 02 dissertations. It was observed that most of the productions are scientific articles of documentary analysis. Among the authors, women were the largest representatives, the most prominent area of concentration was law and the most studied problem is related to the increase in female incarceration and the association of women with drug trafficking and point to the view of feminist criminology as the most appropriate for the discussions in question,  given that it has been opposing the sexism of theories about female criminality that still reinforce stereotypes about the biological inferiority of women. It was evident the need for discussions on the intersectionality that involves female incarceration, as well as the existence of a gap in studies involving access to human rights that confer citizenship on women.