Violent Female Offending: An Exploration of Repeat and One-Time Offending

Mahoney, Adam Louis; Karatzias, Thanos

Abstract

There has been an increased focus on understanding the factors that may be predictive of violent recidivism among female offenders. Previous research has indicated that repeat and one-time violent female offenders have very different profiles. All female prisoners incarcerated for a violent offense in Scotland over a two-month period (n = 87) were compared on a range of demographic, offending, behavioral and mental health variables. Multivariate regression analysis revealed a lack of ‘spousal’ relationships and early onset of violent offending were significant predictor variables that distinguished the recidivist subgroup (explaining 68.2% of variance). Difficulties with intimate relationships are, however, noted for both subgroups.

Citation

Mahoney, A. L., & Karatzias, T. (2012). Violent Female Offending: An Exploration of Repeat and One-Time Offending. International Journal of Forensic Mental Health, 11(3), 191-202. https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2012.723664

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Online Publication Date: Jul 1, 2012
• Publication Date: 2012-07
• Deposit Date: Jun 5, 2015
• Journal: International Journal of Forensic Mental Health
• Print ISSN: 1499-9013
• Electronic ISSN: 1932-9903
• Publisher: Routledge
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 11
• Issue: 3
• Pages: 191-202
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14999013.2012.723664
• Keywords: Female; offending; violence; recidivism; repeat offenders; one-time offenders; ; predictors, ; correlates, ; relationships
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/8519