Finding and retaining a job is one of the most challenging problems women confront after
being released from prison. Given the dynamic and fluid interactions between legal and …

The gender gap in offending–that males have historically been and continue to remain
responsible for a larger share of crime than females–is widely accepted as fact. Kathleen …

Gender, crime, incarceration, mental health and trauma have a complex history of
interaction. This project aimed to explore service providers' experiences of supporting …

The last decades' increase in female incarceration has translated into an increasing number
of women being released from prison. Understanding their characteristics and criminal …

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 …

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) uses the Custody Rating Scale (CRS) for initial
security classification; it is gender-neutral. Gender-informed scholars contend that gender …

This study aimed to identify the magnitude of child victimization and polyvictimization in
incarcerated individuals in northern Chile. A sample of 229 adults deprived of liberty in …

Scholarship in criminology has focused on individuals' pathways to crime—how life
experiences, often beginning during childhood, lead to criminality in adolescence or …

Prior research examined cross-national differences in imprisonment, yet few studies
considered the specific nature of women's imprisonment. The current study fills an important …

Chile, al igual que otros paıses de América Latina, ha experimentado un sistemático
aumento de la población penal durante las últimas décadas (Salinero, 2012). Esta …