[KS] punishment of women in Choson

[Clark W Sorensen]

Deberniere,

The University of Washington Press has issued a translation of the Ming Code (translated by Hang Yonglin) that might speed up your research.

Clark Sorensen

On Wed, 4 Feb 2015, DeberniereTorrey wrote:

> Dear Members:
> I'm trying to track down an authoritative reference for a claim that I've come across in several scholarly sources (both English and
> Korean), none of which gives a citation for this information: that the Choson state was more lenient toward women as criminals, since
> they were considered subject to and therefore less responsible than men. The statement fits my understanding of Choson values and
> legislation, but I have yet to find a specific reference. Deuchler's Confucian Transformation briefly mentions cases of leniency toward
> yangban women, but goes no further. I've read that the Ming code was somewhat lenient toward female criminals, placing them in the
> custody of family members rather than in jail, and I understand the Choson criminal code was based on the Ming code. I've also checked
> Women and Confucianism in Choson by Pettid and Kim, as well as the recent Wrongful Deaths by Sunjoo Kim, but haven't found specific
> reference to the above topic in these sources. Any help would be appreciated. 
> Thank you,
> Deberniere Torrey
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