Female repeat offenders negotiating identity

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 496-515

  Geiger, Brenda ^a   Fischer, Michael ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b PITTSBURG STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accounts; Female offenders; Identity negotiation; Imprisoned mothers; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ALIENATION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; GRIEF; GUILT; HUMAN; IDENTITY; ISRAEL; MOTHER; NEGLECT; OFFENDER; SHAME;

ADULT; CRIME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NEGOTIATING; RECURRENCE; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 0141844445     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X03253025     Document Type: Article

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