Gendered pathways into co-offending among a sample of adult burglary and robbery offenders
This study examines whether gender is related to co-offending. It also tests whether turning points throughout the life course influence co-offending in adulthood and whether these pathways into co-offending are gendered. The study utilizes a sample of 484 burglary and robbery offenses committed by...
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Format: | Electronic Article |
Language: | English |
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2019
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Crime & delinquency
Year: 2019, Volume: 65, Issue: 12, Pages: 1711-1739 |
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Volltext (Resolving-System) |
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Summary: | This study examines whether gender is related to co-offending. It also tests whether turning points throughout the life course influence co-offending in adulthood and whether these pathways into co-offending are gendered. The study utilizes a sample of 484 burglary and robbery offenses committed by 400 offenders incarcerated in Minnesota state prisons. Neither the presence of co-offenders nor the number of co-offenders varied by gender. However, women were more likely than men to act as accomplices and co-offend with romantic partners or family members. In addition, there was limited evidence that homelessness, abuse and victimization, substance abuse, and mental health problems were related to co-offending, and that these relationships varied by gender. |
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ISSN: | 1552-387X |
DOI: | 10.1177/0011128719871524 |