Abstract

Family factors are central both for adolescent development in general and for the development of delinquency. For female delinquency they appear to be particularly important. The aim of this study was to explore family-related statements in adolescent females’ delinquency narratives from a developmental perspective. Interviews with nine female adolescent offenders were analysed using consensual qualitative research (CQR). The main findings consisted of five themes concerning the family in relation to the participants’ delinquency. In the delinquency narratives, families were described as being involved in the entire process of delinquency. Urges both for proximity and distance in family relations were expressed in the narratives. Delinquency was also found to be related to transactions between participants and their families. Our findings indicate that the developmental perspective on family factors for females with limited delinquency is a meaningful way to further investigate this group of offenders. Furthermore, this perspective could in the long-term also potentially contribute to the design of adequate community-based measures for this yet under-researched group of young offenders.

中文翻译：

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具有有限犯罪的瑞典青少年女性罪犯：从发展的角度探索与家庭有关的叙述

摘要

家庭因素对于一般青少年的发展和犯罪的发展都至关重要。对于女性犯罪，它们似乎特别重要。本研究的目的是从发展的角度探讨青春期女性犯罪叙述中与家庭相关的陈述。使用自愿定性研究 (CQR) 分析了对九名女性青少年罪犯的采访。主要调查结果包括与参与者犯罪有关的家庭的五个主题。在犯罪叙述中，家庭被描述为参与整个犯罪过程。叙述中表达了对家庭关系中接近和距离的要求。还发现犯罪与参与者及其家人之间的交易有关。我们的研究结果表明，对犯罪有限的女性家庭因素的发展观点是进一步调查这组犯罪者的有意义的方式。此外，从长远来看，这种观点还可能有助于为这一尚未充分研究的年轻罪犯群体设计适当的基于社区的措施。