FAMILY AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS ASSOCIATED WITH WOMENS CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR

Citation
Cs. Campbell et Jw. Robinson, FAMILY AND EMPLOYMENT STATUS ASSOCIATED WITH WOMENS CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR, Psychological reports, 80(1), 1997, pp. 307-314
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology
Journal title
ISSN journal
00332941
Volume
80
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
307 - 314
Database
ISI
SICI code
0033-2941(1997)80:1<307:FAESAW>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
Exploring the relationship between women's criminal behavior as eviden ced in violence, type of crime, prior criminal history, and the fulfil lment of traditional female roles delineated by marital status, employ ment status, or presence of children in the home of the woman was base d on the evaluation of 141 female inmates, which indicated a limited r elationship between fulfilling traditional female roles and the nature of female criminal activity. Married and previously married subjects tended to be involved primarily with murder and secondarily with theft . Single subjects were involved primarily with theft and secondarily i nvolved with robbery. Employed subjects were more likely to be involve d with theft and nonviolent crime. Unemployed subjects were more likel y to be involved in violent crimes.