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Risk factors and pathways to imprisonment among incarcerated women in Victoria, 1860–1920

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posted on 2023-05-20, 05:26 authored by Piper, AJ, Victoria NagyVictoria Nagy
Criminological studies have found that men’s and women’s pathways to imprisonment differ, with risk factors such as substance abuse, mental illness, socioeconomic circumstances and past victimisation more strongly associated with female prisoners. However, limited quantitative or longitudinal research exists on how the risk factors associated with female offending may have shifted over time. This article investigates the criminal careers and pathways to imprisonment of 6,042 women incarcerated in Victoria between 1860 and 1920, and the risk factors associated with subsequent recidivism. The findings suggest that, while many of today’s risk factors were present historically, there have been notable shifts across time.

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Publication title

Journal of Australian Studies

Volume

42

Pagination

268-284

ISSN

1835-6419

Department/School

School of Social Sciences

Publisher

Routledge

Place of publication

Australia

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Copyright 2018 International Australian Studies Association

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  • Restricted

Socio-economic Objectives

Criminal justice

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