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TY - JOUR
T1 - Women as co-offenders
T2 - Pathways into Crime and Offending Motivations
AU - Weare, Siobhan Francesca
AU - Barlow, Charlotte Frederica
PY - 2019/3/1
Y1 - 2019/3/1
N2 - This article reports on a qualitative study in the UK of women as co-offenders, their pathways into crime and offending motivations. What was found in the analysis of the women’s narratives was that whilst co-offending relationships were a central pathway into offending, this often intersected with other circumstances in the women’s lives, including drug addiction, socio-economic circumstances and ‘significant life events’. These findings suggest work with this cohort of women must recognise the complexities and contexts of co-offending to understand and accurately represent women’s experiences.
AB - This article reports on a qualitative study in the UK of women as co-offenders, their pathways into crime and offending motivations. What was found in the analysis of the women’s narratives was that whilst co-offending relationships were a central pathway into offending, this often intersected with other circumstances in the women’s lives, including drug addiction, socio-economic circumstances and ‘significant life events’. These findings suggest work with this cohort of women must recognise the complexities and contexts of co-offending to understand and accurately represent women’s experiences.
KW - female offenders
KW - co-offending
KW - crime and gender
U2 - 10.1111/hojo.12292
DO - 10.1111/hojo.12292
M3 - Journal article
VL - 58
SP - 86
EP - 103
JO - The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
JF - The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
SN - 1468-2311
IS - 1
ER -