Buch(elektronisch)2013

Perceptions of Female Offenders: How Stereotypes and Social Norms Affect Criminal Justice Responses

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Abstract

Female offenders are often perceived as victims who commit crimes as a self-defense mechanism or as criminal deviants whose actions strayed from typical 'womanly' behavior. Such cultural norms for violence exist in our gendered society and there has been scholarly debate about how male and female offenders are perceived and how this perception leads to differential treatment in the criminal justice system. This debate is primarily based upon theories associated with stereotypes and social norms and how these prescriptive norms can influence both public and criminal justice response. Scholars in psychology, sociology, and criminology have found that female offenders are perceived differently than male offenders and this ultimately leads to differential treatment in the criminal justice system. This interdisciplinary book provides an evidence based approach of how female offenders are perceived in society and how this translates to differential treatment within the criminal justice system and explores the ramifications of such differences. Quite often perceptions of female offenders are at odds with research findings. This book will provide a comprehensive evidence-based review of the research that is valuable to laypersons, researchers, practitioners, advocates, treatment providers, lawyers, judges, and anyone interested in equality in the criminal justice system

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Perceptions of Female Offenders, Vol. 1: How Stereotypes and Social Norms Affect Criminal Justice Responses

Russell, Brenda; Torres, Celia

Introduction -- The Impact of Gendered Stereotypes and perceptions of violence: Perceptions of female perpetrators of domestic and sexual violence -- Gender Matters: Using an Ecological Lens to Understand Female Crime and Disruptive Behavior -- Bullying and Sexual Harassment in Middle and High School Students -- Female Sexual Aggression on College Campuses: Prevalence, Correlates and Perceptions by -- Predictors of female sexual aggression among a U.S. sample -- Female Sexual Offenders by James Anderson.-Older Female Offenders -- Perceptions of Female Perpetrators.