The Female Chronic Offender
Exploring Life Contingency and Offense History Dimensions for Incarcerated Female Offenders
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20394189 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Terry A Danner (Saint Leo University), William R Blount (University of South Florida), Ira J Silverman (University of South Florida), Manuel De Vega (0000-0002-9596-1642, University of South Florida), Manuel Vega |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 6 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 45-66 |
| Publication date | 1995-05-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Women & Criminal Justice (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0897-4454 • E-ISSN: 1541-0323 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j012v06n02_03 |
| OpenAlex | W1586854729 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 4 |
Data from files on 1,076 incarcerated female felons were analyzed to provide answers for questions regarding female chronic offenders: (1) How similar are female chronic offenders to male chronics? (2) How do female chronic offenders compare with female non-chronics? and (3) Which variables were the most powerful discriminators between these female groups? The results indicated that: (1) Like male offenders, female chronics in comparison to non-chronics were more likely to be younger, of minority group status, single, substance abusers, committing crimes alone, and involved in spouse abuse; (2) When comparing female chronics to female non-chronics, it was found that the process of becoming a female chronic offender appeared to be more complex than for males in that more criminogenic forces were required to overcome the crime inhibiting effects of female socialization; and (3) The core variables that most strongly discriminated between the female chronics and non-chronics were; age at first adult arrest, substance abuse, offense seriousness, and minority group status
Developmental psychology · Juvenile delinquency · Male female · Psychiatry · Seriousness · Socialization · Spouse · Substance abuse · Clinical Psychology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
| Unique citing works | 2 |
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| Citations per year | 0,08 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2002 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |