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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1. VerfasserIn: McNeeley, Susan M. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2019
In: Crime & delinquency
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Co-offending
Female offenders
Frauenkriminalität
Gender differences
Mittäterschaft
Pathways theory
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128719871524