Overview
Inter-disciplinary approach provides more in-depth perspectives
Expanded to include female sex offenders and psychological characteristics associated with female offenders
Highlights recent findings in evidence-based research on women’s involvement in offending in various crimes
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Table of contents (9 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Aggression in Adolescence and Young Adults and Female Offenders of Intimate Partner Violence
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Stereotypes and Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence
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Keywords
- differences in gender and sexuality in criminal justice
- female offenders and social media
- female offenders of partner abuse
- gender impact on incarceration
- legal treatment of female offenders
- treatment of female offenders
- Female offenders intimate partner violence
- Female offenders in sexual coercion, harassment, and abuse
- Differential treatment of female offenders
- Psychological attributes of female offenders
- Race, ethnicity, sexual orientation and gender-based disparities
About this book
This first volume of the second edition builds on the many developments made to the study of female offenders, compiling new insights and evidence-based research. With new cases such as Amber Heard and Johnny Depp, it further explores topics including the role of social media in how female offenders are portrayed, juvenile offenders, female aggression in young adults, female perpetrators of domestic violence and more.
This book begins with new research on gender stereotypes, disruptive behavior, female aggression, the impact of American media and culture, and gender stereotypes and how they relate to female offending. It examines more diverse topics to include greater intersectionality of female perpetrators in terms of age, race, ethnicity, and sexual identity, and country. Additionally, it provides a comprehensive evidence-based review of the research that is valuable to researchers, practitioners, and advocates interested in equality in the criminal justice system.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr. Brenda Russell is a Professor of Psychology at Penn State Berks. Her scholarly and teaching interests include psychology and law, perceptions of victims and perpetrators of domestic violence, homicide defendants, and the social psychological and cognitive aspects of jury decision making. She is particularly interested in how gender and sexual orientation play a role in evaluating defendants and victims in legal cases such as self-defense in intimate partner violence, rape, sexual coercion, bullying, and sexual harassment.
Celia Torres, M.A. is a graduate from the George Washington University's master’s program in Forensic Psychology Program in Washington DC. Her scholarly interests include psychology and terrorism, counterintelligence, and psychopathology. She has interned in therapeutic and punitive settings where she assisted clients and professionals with treatment, monitoring, and the identification of resources. Her previous work can be found in "Intimate Partner Violence in the LGBT+ community" in collaboration with Dr. Brenda Russell.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Perceptions of Female Offenders, Vol. 1
Book Subtitle: How Stereotypes and Social Norms Affect Criminal Justice Responses
Editors: Brenda Russell, Celia Torres
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42007-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-42006-1Published: 22 November 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-42008-5Due: 06 December 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-42007-8Published: 21 November 2023
Edition Number: 2
Number of Pages: VIII, 166
Topics: Gender Studies, Community and Environmental Psychology, Forensic Psychology