TY - JOUR
T1 - Research note
T2 - Re-examining the gender responsive approach to female offending and its basis in the pathways literature
AU - Kruttschnitt, Candace
AU - Joosen, Katharina
AU - Bijleveld, Catrien
PY - 2019/8/18
Y1 - 2019/8/18
N2 - This article examines the popular gender-responsive approach to assessing female offenders and providing services for them. Finding decidedly mixed results about the effectiveness of this approach, the theoretical frame underlying it, the pathways literature, is reexamined. Particular attention is given to research conducted outside of the United States and studies that examine the pathways to early and late onset of offending. Taken together, these results suggest that finances, relationships and addiction may be more proximal causes of female offending than a history of trauma and mental illness. As such, the relevance of the gender-responsive movement in women’s corrections is questioned.
AB - This article examines the popular gender-responsive approach to assessing female offenders and providing services for them. Finding decidedly mixed results about the effectiveness of this approach, the theoretical frame underlying it, the pathways literature, is reexamined. Particular attention is given to research conducted outside of the United States and studies that examine the pathways to early and late onset of offending. Taken together, these results suggest that finances, relationships and addiction may be more proximal causes of female offending than a history of trauma and mental illness. As such, the relevance of the gender-responsive movement in women’s corrections is questioned.
KW - gender responsive
KW - pathways
KW - Women offenders
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U2 - 10.1080/10509674.2019.1621415
DO - 10.1080/10509674.2019.1621415
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85067663581
SN - 1050-9674
VL - 58
SP - 485
EP - 499
JO - Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
JF - Journal of Offender Rehabilitation
IS - 6
ER -