TY - JOUR
T1 - An analysis of high-risk offending pathways for young females in custody
AU - Shepherd, Stephane M.
AU - Newton, Danielle
AU - Harries, Cieran
AU - Fix, Rebecca L.
AU - Fullam, Rachael
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018, © 2018 The Australian and New Zealand Association of Psychiatry, Psychology and Law.
Copyright:
Copyright 2019 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2019/3/4
Y1 - 2019/3/4
N2 - Adolescent females who have engaged in severe and/or chronic offending are an understudied population internationally. The literature on female offending pathways has indeed advanced, and there is a better understanding of how female offending behaviours manifest and how correctional agencies should be responding. However, much of the existing research has focused on the risk factors and retrospective biographical narratives of adult female offenders. The present study focused on thematically exploring the self-reported life experiences and offending pathways of 36 detained adolescent females. Findings identified multiple themes including disconnection from education, early care-giver disruption/family separation, personal and family mental health problems, poly-substance abuse, anti-social peers, victimisation and anger problems. The study identifies that early family disruption is an important factor that may contribute to later offending behaviour and other negative life events. Prevention efforts should begin with the family when it comes to high-risk young females.
AB - Adolescent females who have engaged in severe and/or chronic offending are an understudied population internationally. The literature on female offending pathways has indeed advanced, and there is a better understanding of how female offending behaviours manifest and how correctional agencies should be responding. However, much of the existing research has focused on the risk factors and retrospective biographical narratives of adult female offenders. The present study focused on thematically exploring the self-reported life experiences and offending pathways of 36 detained adolescent females. Findings identified multiple themes including disconnection from education, early care-giver disruption/family separation, personal and family mental health problems, poly-substance abuse, anti-social peers, victimisation and anger problems. The study identifies that early family disruption is an important factor that may contribute to later offending behaviour and other negative life events. Prevention efforts should begin with the family when it comes to high-risk young females.
KW - criminogenic needs
KW - female offenders
KW - gender-responsive
KW - gender-specific pathways
KW - risk factors
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U2 - 10.1080/13218719.2018.1487344
DO - 10.1080/13218719.2018.1487344
M3 - Article
C2 - 31984072
AN - SCOPUS:85054735792
VL - 26
SP - 194
EP - 205
JO - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
JF - Psychiatry, Psychology and Law
SN - 1321-8719
IS - 2
ER -