Naming Oneself Criminal: Gender Difference in Offenders' Identity Negotiation

This qualitative research examines gender differences in offenders'ability to negotiate a positive identity once the pejorative labels of criminal, prostitute, drug dealer, and incompetent parents have been imputed onto them. In-depth semi-structured focused interviews were conducted with a pur...

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Main Author: Geiger, Brenda (Author)
Contributors: Fischer, Michael
Format: Print Article
Language:Undetermined language
Published: 2005
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Year: 2005, Volume: 49, Issue: 2, Pages: 194-209
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