The Role of Victimization and Life Stress in Female Offending
Overview
Exploring the nature of childhood trauma, mental illness, and substance abuse and its impacts on female sexual offenders.
Summary
This is a qualitative study published in 2015 by DeCou et al. Previous research had suggested that women offenders have several domains of vulnerability that contribute to their offending behaviors.
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Reference
SOURCE RESEARCH
An Ecological Process Model of Female Sexual Offending: The Role of Victimization, Psychological Distress and Life Stressors
DeCou, C.R., Cole, T.T., Rowland, S.E., Kaplan, S.E. & Lynch, S.M. (2015). An Ecological Process Model of Female Sexual Offending: The Role of Victimization, Psychological Distress and Life Stressors. Sexual Abuse: A Journal of Research and Treatment , 27(3), 302-323.
Published: 2015
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