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Looking Back and Looking Forward Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Frances Heidensohn
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Transit Safety of Women in Rural-Urban Contexts Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Vania Ceccato, Catherine Sundling, Gabriel Gliori
Sexual harassment and other forms of transit crime are everyday occurrences for women and girls around the world. The absence of safety hampers the ability of numerous women to engage freely in school, employment, and public activities without being alert. This research explores women’s safety experiences, particularly focusing on young women in diverse rural and urban environments. We utilized chi-square
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Feminist Approaches to Justice: Contributions to CSW67 Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Sheetal Ranjan, Dawn Beichner-Thomas, Rosemary Barberet
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Comparative Analysis of the Gulabi Gang and the Anti-Liquor Movement in India Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Sheetal Ranjan, Maya Chadda
To explore progress on the Commission on the Status of Women’s 67th Session (2023) review theme, we examine two women-led rural social movements in India combating violence against women. Through in-depth case studies of the Gulabi Gang (GG) in Uttar Pradesh and the Anti-Liquor (AL) movement in Karnataka, we analyze their emergence, actions, tactics, progression, and outcomes. Findings reveal challenges
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Resilience and Vulnerability: Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Women Managing LGBTphobia in Rural Israel Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Gilly Hartal, Rachel Levi Herz
Neoliberal discourses associate resilience with active stances and independence. Conceptualizing the relationship between vulnerability and resilience, this paper discusses lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (LBT) women’s experiences of LGBTphobia in Israeli rural space. Addressing the 67th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) challenge to describe intersectional issues, this paper reveals alternative
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Gender Effects of Social Network Use Among Secondary School Adolescents in Spain: Extremist and Pro-Violence Attitudes Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-17 Pilar Rodríguez Martínez, Francisco Villegas Lirola, Janara Sousa
This paper presents the results of a questionnaire-based study of adolescents in secondary schools in Almería and Madrid ( n = 1135), Spain. Based on scales developed and tested by Ozer and Bertelsen (2018), we investigate whether social media use correlates with self-reported extremist and pro-violence attitudes. We analyze the results of a moderation analysis on the rates of extremism and pro-violence
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Coping With Intoxicated Masculinity: Queer Young Adults’ Experiences and Narratives of Sexual Victimization and Gender in Nightlife Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-14 Alexandra Bogren, Emile Sanders, Tamar Antin, Margit Anne Petersen, Geoffrey Hunt
While research on intoxication and violence has been prolific, including research on sexual violence, little of the existing work has examined sexual victimization among sexual and gender minorities (SGM), especially in drinking settings where violence and aggression may be commonplace. Using data from interviews with 200 SGM young adults in the San Francisco Bay Area, we examine SGM young adults’
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“A Spider on Your Shoulder”: Workplace Sexual Harassment Through a Narrative Lens Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-09-04 Christine Vossler, Lois Presser, Eva Mulder
We theorize workplace sexual harassment in terms of narrative. Two case studies – one at Ford Motor Company plants, the other involving former New York State governor Andrew Cuomo – ground thematic analysis of victims’ accounts of experiences of harassment and commentary on their capacity to give accounts. We identify six challenges - features of workplace harassment and its social context - that victims
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Intimate Partner Violence and Help-Seeking Among Iranian Women: Exploring the Role of Compassion and Psychological Consequences Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-08-26 Hadi Salimi, Fatemeh Zare Mehdi Abadi, Marisa L. Beeble, Kourosh Mohammadi
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is pervasive in Iran, with limited research exploring help-seeking. Using path analysis we investigated the extent of IPV, help-seeking, and distress along with compassion for oneself and one’s spouse. Direct effects revealed: (1) IPV was positively associated with help-seeking, distress, and compassion for one’s partner, and negatively related to self-compassion, (2)
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Subordination to Women, Anger, and Endorsement of Violence Against Women: A Test of General Strain Theory Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-08-19 Maria N. Scaptura, Kaitlin M. Boyle, Kimberly B. Rogers
Using Agnew’s (1992) general strain theory (GST), we assess the connection between men’s strained masculinity (stress at subordination to women scenarios), anger produced by strained masculinity, and endorsing friends’ harassment and abuse of women. In a convenience sample of 859 men aged 18 to 32, men who report greater strain and anger in response to hypothetical scenarios and men higher in trait
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How the Police and Armed Forces Construct Gender on Social Media: A Comparison of El Salvador and Honduras Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-30 Anjuli Fahlberg, Katherine García, Laura García, Justin Pérez, Peter Nadel
Although social media is the new frontier for policing, little research has examined how state security forces construct gender online. To address this gap, we analyzed 315 TikTok videos posted by law enforcement agencies in El Salvador and Honduras. We find that gender is constructed by (1) showcasing (or not) female officers; (2) displaying masculinized and feminized policing practices; (3) advancing
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Paying More Than Money: Exploring the Reality of Legal Financial Obligations for Women in Georgia and Minnesota Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-25 Brittany T. Martin, Timothy G. Edgemon, Veronica L. Horowitz
The current study explores the role of legal financial obligations in the lives of women in Georgia and Minnesota. Using a feminist perspective, we investigate women’s lived experiences with owing criminal legal debt and the consequences that are accrued because of this debt. Through interviews with 50 women, the study reveals the profound impact of LFOs, underscoring the socio-economic and emotional
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Strains and Self-Harm: A Look at LGBQ, Transgender, and Non-binary College Students Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-07-19 Deena A. Isom, Jessica M. Grosholz, Sarah Franklin, Sarah A. Rogers
Queer criminology is quickly growing but is often not integrated within orthodox theoretical frameworks. Moreover, many studies analyze the experiences of LGBTQ+ individuals as a monolithic experience instead of investigating the nuances between sexuality and gender identity. This study bridges these gaps by using a national sample of college students and applying an intersectional, queer criminological
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“My Coping Doesn’t Really Matter:” How Military Lawyers Navigate Vicarious Trauma Through Emotional Labor and Emotion Work Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-17 Stephanie Bonnes, Kylie E. McCarthy, Samantha A. Tosto
Rampant sexual assault within the United States military contributes to an environment where military lawyers are exposed to vicarious trauma while handling sexual violence cases. Through in-depth interviews, we argue that military lawyers, trained to suppress emotions during military training, often negate their own trauma. Further, prosecutors are encouraged to take victim-centric approaches, that
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Pathways Leading to Arrest for Transgender Women Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Jane E. Hereth
Transgender women experience high rates of police contact, arrest, and incarceration, yet little attention has been paid to the specific life experiences and circumstances leading up to arrest for transgender women. This study conducted in-depth interviews with 21 transgender women living in Chicago using a life timeline method to examine pathways that lead to or prevent transgender women from entering
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‘I don’t want them to see me like that’: Negotiating Motherhood Through Prison Visitation Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-05-07 Zimife Umeh
Scholars have highlighted the significant challenges faced by system-involved mothers in adhering to dominant motherhood ideologies. However, a research gap persists regarding the decision-making process of incarcerated mothers concerning child visitation. This study delves into the intricate dynamics of mothers’ decision-making surrounding visitation, shedding light on the interplay between maternal
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Tomboys’ Pathways to Prison in Thailand: Insubordination, Support, Sacrifice, and Suffering Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-27 Samantha Jeffries, Yodsawadi Thipphayamongkoludom, Chontit Chuenurah, William R Wood, Michelle Ryan
This paper presents findings from a feminist pathways study undertaken with imprisoned Tomboys, a gender sexual minority group in Thailand. Utilizing life-history interviews, we mapped Tomboys’ journeys into prison. Results showed two pathways. The first, insubordinate lifestyles, was characterized by substance abuse and life-long lawbreaking. The second pathway - support, sacrifice, suffering - was
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Blurring the Lines Between Victimhood and Responsibilization? Sex as Behavioral Problems in Court Decisions on Compulsory Care of Young People Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-13 Maria A. Vogel, Tove Pettersson
Formal social control of girls has historically focused on disciplining their sexual behavior, and studies show this is still present. This article analyses how authorities describe and give meaning to young people’s sexual behavior when assessing their need of compulsory care. The results show that in the few cases when boys’ sexual behavior is highlighted, it concerns sexual delinquency. The assessments
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‘A Safe Place to be Happy and Content’: Housing and ‘Home’ in Women’s Desistance Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Grace Low, Alice Mills
Through narrative interviews with 15 women with histories of imprisonment in Aotearoa New Zealand, this article explores the role of housing and ‘home’ in women’s desistance. The article argues that safety and control are key psycho-social benefits of ‘home’ that support women’s ontological security. The women’s ‘homes’ – as sites of safety and control – could provide a space for them to construct
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Collaborations Between Community Corrections and Community Organizations: Understanding their Potential for System-Involved Women and Gender Responsive Programming Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Tara Opsal, India Luxton
Central to gender responsive programming is providing holistic resources to women. Here, we examine the possibilities of using collaborations between community corrections agencies and community-based organizations to meet the unique needs of women. We draw on fieldwork at a community corrections agency for women alongside interviews with them, staff, and community organizations. In doing so, we illustrate
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Working Within and Outside the System: Why and When Survivors Seek Help After Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-04-10 Maria Paula Mendoza, Elle Rochford
This paper explores the experiences of survivors of intimate partner violence (IPV) who seek help or avoid help from both within and outside the criminal legal system (CLS). Data derived from 22 interviews reveal four types of help-seeking experiences: (1) addressing harm (2) increasing harm (3) mandating participation and (4) avoiding participation. These types reflect the interactions between the
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Centering Mothers in Feminist Criminology: A Critical Review of Literature on Mothers of Victims and Offenders Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Keren Gueta, Rachel Condry
This article reviews the literature on mothers of victims and mothers of offenders through a feminist criminological lens. Results of our analysis of 52 articles from a twenty-year period indicated that, though situated on opposite sides of the criminal justice system, aspects of the experiences of mothers of victims and offenders were similar. Specifically, the mothers shared perceived accountability
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“She Should be Smart Enough To Know, Hey, These Things Can Happen”: Identifying Men’s Perceptions, Attitudes and Beliefs About Sexual Aggression Toward Women in Drinking Venues and The Implications for Prevention Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-03-04 Kathryn Graham, Sharon Bernards, Antonia Abbey, Victoria Banyard, Peter D. Donnelly, Tara M. Dumas, Sarah McMahon, Charlene Senn, Kevin M. Swartout, AnnaLise Trudell, Samantha Wells
Sexual aggression (SA) by men toward women, including harassment and unwanted sexual touching, is ubiquitous in drinking venues. Focus groups with 38 male volunteers aged 19-26 were used to articulate men’s perceptions, attitudes, and beliefs (PABs) related to SA in drinking venues for future development of a comprehensive questionnaire. Three cross-cutting themes relevant to prevention emerged from
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Deployment of Digital Devices in Prisons in New South Wales in Australia: Exploring the Benefits, Challenges, and Opportunities for Incarcerated Women Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Gabriela Franich, Marietta Martinovic
Women in prison experience a double digital divide, due to gendered discrimination and carceral isolation. We focus on a recent policy change in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, whereby digital devices were provided to incarcerated people. This policy change is considered in light of women’s trauma histories and the importance of community and family connection. We respond to themes presented at the
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“Your Hands are Tied, Literally:” Mothers Navigating Relationships With Their Children While System-Involved Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Breanna Boppre
This study examines mothers’ experiences and relationships with their children while incarcerated and under community supervision. Semi-structured interviews and focus groups were conducted with 16 mothers/primary caregivers under community supervision in a Pacific Northwestern state. The findings highlight the complex realities mothers face at the intersections of the criminal legal and child welfare
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Framed as (Un)Victims of Sexual Violence: An Intersectional Model Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2024-01-17 Patricia S. Wallace, Kirk Miller, Kristen Myers, Cornelius Ingram, Taylor Civilus
This study presents an intersectional analysis of beliefs about and experiences of Black women regarding sexual violence, using focus group and survey methods with BIPOC college students ( N = 37). Based on the analysis, we propose a theoretical model of “(un)victimization” that integrates two inequality frames – misogynoir and legal cynicism – applied to sexual assault. Specifically, this model explains
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A First Step in Understanding Influences on System-Involved Women’s Changes in Financial Need Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-05-11 Kaelyn Sanders, Kayla Hoskins, Merry Morash
Financial need strongly predicts women’s recidivism. However, little is known about influences on change in system-involved women’s financial need. Qualitative data from women with significant incr...
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“I Think It’s Still a Male-Dominated World”: Detachment Services Assistants’ Perceptions and Experiences of a Gendered Police Organization Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-01-19 Mark Norman, Rosemary Ricciardelli
Police organizations, typically considered masculine paramilitary organizations, are employing increasing numbers of women in non-sworn roles. We investigate the experiences and perceptions of a sp...
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Working Together? Gendered Barriers to Employment and Desistance From Harm Amongst Criminalised English Women Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-01-13 Úna Barr
Drawing on narrative interviews with 16 criminalized women and a year of observation at English Women’s Centers, this study explores the women’s qualitative experiences of employment and volunteeri...
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Post-Sexual Assault Decision Making: Centering Black Women’s Experiences Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2023-01-09 Shamika M. Kelley
Existing research has identified various reasons most sexual assault victims do not seek help. There remains a need, however, to highlight Black women’s experiences to better understand and adequat...
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Internationalization, Inclusion, Integrity, and Impact: Reflections on the 2018–2022 Editorial Term* Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-09-09 Kristy Holtfreter, Susan F. Sharp, Leslie Gordon Simons, Xia Wang, Patricia Y. Warren, Emily M. Wright
With the last issue of 2022 (December) now in production, the current editorial leadership team concludes our term having accomplished the majority of goals outlined for the journal in the 2017 application for editorship (Holtfreter, 2018). In this final editorial introduction, we reflect on Feminist Criminology’s position as a leading journal on gender and crime, with a special focus on the key milestones
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“The Second Sentencing”: A Qualitative Exploration of Women Going Up for Parole Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-08-28 Kaelyn Sanders
Most prior studies of parole hearings focus on the parole board members’ vantage point rather than the parole-seeking individual. When parole-seeking individuals’ experiences are explored, the rese...
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Is the School-To-Prison Pipeline Just for Boys? The Effect of School Punishment Across Gender Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-08-03 Racheal Pesta
Boys are overrepresented in school punishment, dropout, and delinquency setting them on a path towards criminal offending. There is limited research on the effect of school punishment among females...
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Gender-Responsive Needs and Vulnerabilities Among Incarcerated Mothers in Japan: Comparisons With Non-Mothers and Fathers Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-07-08 Ayako Sasaki, Akemi Mochizuki, Daiki Yoshihara
This study examined the gender-responsive needs and vulnerabilities associated with motherhood among the incarcerated population in Japan. Upon analyzing data of a national survey of the incarcerat...
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Re-Conceptualizing Success: Investigating Specialized Units Responses to the Sexual Trafficking of Female Victim-Survivors Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-07-08 Dale Ballucci, Felicia Stathakis
This paper explores police officers’ experiences working in a specialized human trafficking unit in Canada to identify challenges, strategies, and responses to working with victim-survivors. Analyz...
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Individuals With Mental Illnesses on Probation: The Intersection of Trauma, Race, and Gender Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-07-07 Ashley Givens, Andrea Murray-Lichtman, Tonya B. Van Deinse, MacKenzie Dallenbach, Mariah Cowell Mercier, Evan M. Lowder, Gary S. Cuddeback
Little research exists about PTSD and traumatic experiences among justice-involved individuals with mental illnesses and how those experiences differ by race and gender. We examined traumatic exper...
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“Terrifying and Exhausting”: Secondary Victimization in Title IX Proceedings at U.S. Higher Education Institutions Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-07-01 Amelia Roskin-Frazee
Students at United States colleges and universities increasingly turn to campus Title IX processes to address sexual violence, but little research exists on the emotional fallout of Title IX proces...
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A Developmental Perspective on Girls’ Delinquency: Testing the Family Stress Model Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-05-27 Leslie Gordon Simons, Alyssa L. Brown
Although there has been an increased focus on identifying causes of delinquency among girls, this is still a relatively understudied area of research, particularly among young women of color and th...
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The Effects of the Fair Sentencing Act 2010 on Sentencing Outcomes for Females Convicted of Cocaine Offenses Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-05-22 Makeela J. Wells
Initiatives have been implemented to reduce the federal sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine offenses. The current study investigated the impact of the Fair Sentencing Act 2010 (FS...
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Redefining Motherhood: How Formerly Incarcerated Black Mothers Frame Mothering Choices Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-05-11 Erica Banks
Black mothers have never fit the hegemonic white standard of motherhood. The bad mother narrative has been superimposed on Black women through controlling images. Through in-depth interviews with formerly incarcerated Black mothers, I demonstrate how formerly incarcerated Black women invert controlling images through how they frame their mothering choices. Their reframing of their mothering choices
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Perceptions of Police Among Kenyan Female Immigrants in the United States Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-05-12 Joselyne L. Chenane, Melissa S. Morabito, Teresa Irene Gonzales
We explored how highly educated and middle-class Kenyan female immigrants perceive their encounters with the police in the United States, including the decision to access the criminal justice syste...
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Gender, Police Culture, and Structured Ambivalence: Navigating ‘Fit' with the Brotherhood, Boys’ Club, and Sisterhood Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-05-03 Carrie B. Sanders, Julie Gouweloos, Debra Langan
Women are increasingly represented in policing; however, inclusion alone will not eradicate existing structural and cultural barriers to meaningful change. Insights from interviews with ninety-one Canadian women police of varied rank and tenure, demonstrate women’s experiences of structured ambivalence as they strategically deploy and resist gendered policing narratives of the Brotherhood, Boys’ Club
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Title IX and Yellow Zone Behavior: An Introduction to the Special Issue Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-03-27 Tara N. Richards, Callie Marie Rennison
Robust research focuses on the prevalence and consequences of gender-based violence (i.e., sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, and stalking; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2020) at institutions of higher education (IHEs) or sexual misconduct in university speak. More recently, scholars have turned their attention to examining the role of Title IX in addressing
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Reinvestigating the Sexual Violence “Justice Gap” in the Swedish Criminal Justice System: Victim-Centered Alternatives to the Criminal Trial Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-02-24 Caitlin P. Carroll
The high rate of attrition in the processing of sexual violence cases within the criminal justice system has been framed as a “justice gap,” an institutional failure to get justice for victim-survivors. In this article, I analyze the processing of rape cases in the Swedish criminal justice system, one with a particularly high attrition rate. Drawing upon interviews with criminal justice professionals
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Campus Sexual Harassment, Other Violence, and Racism, Oh my! Evidence From Black Women Undergraduates for a Culturally Competent University Approach to Title IX Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-01-31 Jennifer M. Gómez
Relevant for Title IX federal legislation, the purpose of the current study is to examine cultural betrayal (within-group perpetrator) and sexual harassment (SH) with other violence and racial discrimination on Black women undergraduates’ mental health. In a 60-minute online study (N = 162), over 50% experienced campus SH and other violence and/or racial discrimination, with multi-victimization being
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The Benefits and Supervisory Styles of Women Police Leaders Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-01-30 Blake Beaton, Natalie Todak, John A. Shjarback
While research has identified four main police supervisory styles, it is unclear whether the framework accurately represents the supervisory styles of women. We explored the benefits of promoting women in policing and examined their supervisory styles, drawing on interviews with 38 ranking women. Participants attributed three benefits to promoting women – diversity, people-orientation, and conscientiousness
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“I’m Going to be Successful Someday”: Women’s Personal Projects to Improve Their Lives, and Implications for Clarifying the Nature of Agency in Criminological Theories of Desistance Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2022-01-06 Kayla M. Hoskins
Women’s agency to construct prosocial lives remains understudied in criminology. This qualitative inquiry explores the nature and outcomes of women’s personal projects, which reflect their agency. In up to five interviews, 401 women on probation and parole explained efforts to improve their lives. Psychological theory on personal projects guided analysis that revealed information on project meaning
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Can Respectful Employees Create Equitable Institutions? Promoting a Culture of Respect in the Higher Education Workplace Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-12-30 Francine Banner, Lisa Martin, Pamela Aronson, Grace Bradley, Islam Jaffal, Maureen Linker
This paper describes challenges to changing the culture around yellow zone sexual harassment in the higher education workplace. The yellow zone comprises harassment that is often undetected or misunderstood but nonetheless is harmful. Based on a random sample, we surveyed 4554 staff and faculty at a large Midwestern university after they completed a mandatory online training module, assessing perceptions
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Did They Move on? An Outcome Evaluation of the Gender-Responsive Program, Girls...Moving On Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-12-29 Linsey A. Belisle, Emily J. Salisbury, Jaclyn Keen
The current study is an outcome evaluation of the gender-responsive program, Girls...Moving On (GMO). Outcomes for treatment (n = 135) and control group (n = 135) participants reflected mixed findings, with no significant reductions in recidivism, which may have been due to problems with implementation. Nevertheless, girls who completed the program had significantly larger reductions in risk scores
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Campus Sexual Violence and Title IX: What is the Role of Restorative Justice Now? Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-12-28 Shauntey James, Melanie D. Hetzel-Riggin
Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs) have used restorative justice (RJ) to address sexual misconduct on college campuses under Title IX. In 2020, Title IX guidance was codified. The application of RJ under the new policy may create procedural and distributive justice issues. This article (1) defines the new policy; (2) explores suitability of RJ to sexual misconduct and specifically yellow zone
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Women in Power? Examining Gender and Promotion in Policing Through an Organizational Perspective Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-12-24 Kellie D. Alexander, Jeffrey S. Nowacki
Women bring important strengths to the field of policing, such as communication skills, the ability to lead teams, as well as the ability to coach and nurture subordinates. Despite these contributions, the rate of women entering policing has stagnated in recent years, and the percentage of women in supervisory, command, and leadership positions remains low. To explain this, we use an organizational
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Sexual Harassment of Students at Institutions of Higher Education: Variations in Students’ Experiences, Knowledge, and Perceptions Across Institutions Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-12-23 L. B. Klein, Marie C. D. Stoner, Nivedita L. Bhushan, Grace E. Mulholland, Bonnie S. Fisher, Lawrence L. Kupper, Ishrat Z. Alam, Sandra L. Martin
Attention to sexual misconduct has focused on acquaintance rape, leaving a need for research on less highly recognizable forms of harm. We estimated institution of higher education (IHE)-specific prevalence of yellow zone sexual harassment (SH) among students at 27 IHEs. We then examined SH and perceived risk of sexual assault/misconduct, knowledge regarding policies/resources, and perceptions of sexual
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A Test of General Strain Theory: Explaining Intimate Partner Violence and Alcohol Use Among Black Women Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-12-22 Megan E. Steele, Tara E. Sutton, Alyssa Brown, Leslie G. Simons, Patricia Y. Warren
Using a sample of 291 Black women and a longitudinal study, we explore how general strain theory can broaden our understanding of Black women’s alcohol use and intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration. Results demonstrated that racial discrimination, past IPV and sexual victimization, and family member’s victimization heightened depression, which increased heavy alcohol use. Discrimination and
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A Comparison of Women’s Motivations to Enter the Police Profession in the Caribbean Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-12-14 Wendell C. Wallace, Malisa Neptune-Figaro
Absent from the criminological literature on policing in the Caribbean are studies on female’s motivations to become police officers, studies using female police recruits and studies using a comparative approach. As a result of this gap, data were gathered from female police recruits in Jamaica (N = 37) and Trinidad and Tobago (N = 60) in July 2017 via a standardised, self-administered questionnaire
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Severe and Pervasive? Consequences of Sexual Harassment for Graduate Students and their Title IX Report Outcomes Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-12-13 Allison E. Cipriano, Kathryn J. Holland, Nicole Bedera, Sarah R. Eagan, Alex S. Diede
Sexual harassment of graduate students is prevalent, yet little is known about their experiences reporting sexual harassment to their university. We conducted interviews with 32 graduate students who reported sexual harassment to Title IX to understand how survivors’ experiences of harassment align with report outcomes. Nearly all participants experienced severe, education-limiting consequences of
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A Campus Adaptive Resolution Model Targeted at Yellow-Zone Behavior (Cultural Breaches) Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-11-05 Nélia Viveiros, Theodosia Cook, Callie Marie Rennison
The usual campus responses to identity-based discrimination (gender, race, ethnicity, and pregnancy, for example) fail in addressing less severe forms of identity-based discrimination by mimicking adversarial processes found in the criminal justice system, focusing on formal investigation processes to address alleged violations. We advance a model that repairs yellow-zone behavior (cultural breaches)
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The Motherhood Penalty—Understanding the Gendered Role of Motherhood in the Life Histories of Incarcerated South African Women Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-10-25 Bianca R. Parry
The number of incarcerated women in South Africa has steadily increased over the last decade. However, as a minority in the carceral population of the country, their narratives are underrepresented. An emergent body of feminist, gender responsive research has found that motherhood is central to the narratives of incarcerated women. This study endeavored to document the life histories of 17 women who
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“Terrified of a System I Didn’t Understand”: Reporting Staff Sexual Misconduct Against Women on Parole Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-10-12 Kathleen Darcy, Gina Fedock, Sheryl Pimlott Kubiak
Incarcerated women experience staff-perpetrated sexual victimization at high rates, yet limited research exists regarding women’s experiences of this victimization while on probation and parole, particularly regarding their formal reporting decisions. This qualitative study explored the formal reporting decisions for 10 women who experienced staff-perpetrated sexual victimization while on parole. Women
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Challenges to Reintegration: A Qualitative Intrinsic Case-Study of Convicted Female Sex Traffickers Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-10-12 Debra A. Love, Annie I. Fukushima, Tiana N. Rogers, Ethan Petersen, Ellen Brooks, Charles R. Rogers
Limited research focuses on the nature of the lived experiences of women engaged in sex trafficking. This study employed qualitative methods of in-depth structured interviews with 10 convicted sex traffickers (ages 24–56; 100% identifying as female). Participants’ lived experiences revealed circumstances that led them to trafficking, specific needs, and the stigmatization they faced after exiting economies
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A Structural Equation Model of Depression Risk in Young Women With a History of Child Sexual Abuse Feminist Criminology (IF 1.8) Pub Date : 2021-10-08 David Cantón-Cortés, María Rosario Cortés, José Cantón
This study aimed to propose and empirically test a model of the role of beliefs and emotions, self-destructive coping, and anxious attachment in the etiology of depression among a sample of 217 female survivors of child sexual abuse. The structural equation model showed a direct path from feelings of betrayal, self-destructive coping, and major anxious attachment to depression. The model also showed