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Showing 1 to 6 of 6 for “"Female offender"”.
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The Incarcerated Female Offenders: A Study of Inmates of Julia Tutwiler Prison.
… rampancy of opportunity for study as does the female offender. Increasingly, it is noted that crime by females is on the rise, not only in the "traditional†crimes usually associated with females, such as sexual offenses (usually prostitution) and theft, but also in more serious crimes such …
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Examining gender specific treatment programs in women's prisons
<p>The female offender population has been the fastest growing segment of the correctional population. Historically, victimization and trauma are highly correlated with substance abuse and dependency that are known to have a significant impact on females' pathway toward criminal lifestyle, …
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Poisoners, larcenists, and the mad chambermaid: Villainy in late Victorian detective fiction
… jewelry heist, the colonial subject, the violent female offender, and the domestic villain. The creation of each criminal category and the reinforcement of that “type” in popular literature functions to establish order and to support beliefs crucial to Victorian middle class identity and …
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Assessment of Psychopathy in Incarcerated Females
… literature addressing this syndrome among male offenders is quite extensive. In contrast, psychopathy and its underlying factor structure remains understudied among female offenders. Research has suggested marked gender differences in the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and underlying …
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Creative space - creating space - digital technology in a women's prison : a case study
Prison education has the potential to transforms offenders. It forms part of prison regimes for female offenders. At the beginning of the 21st century prison education and basic skills development are at the centre of rehabilitation debates. Computer technology has transformed human communication …
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Released female economic offenders' perceptions of the economic offences rehabilitation programmes presented by the Department of Correctional Services
… are incarcerated for economic crimes, while female offenders in general make up less than 3% of the total inmate population. Despite the number of incarcerated female economic offenders, there are few gender-specific rehabilitation programmes developed to meet their needs. The current study …