TY - JOUR
T1 - A woman's place is in the home
T2 - Females and residential burglary
AU - Decker, Scott
AU - Wright, Richard
AU - Redfern, Allison
AU - Smith, Dietrich
PY - 1993/3
Y1 - 1993/3
N2 - Little is known about the nature of women's participation in residential burglary, an offense statistically dominated by males. This paper examines women's involvement in residential burglary by comparing the characteristics of female burglars to those of their male counterparts and by outlining a typology of female burglars which emphasizes their roles during offenses. In some respects, female and male burglars do not appear to differ significantly. Nevertheless, the results suggest that important differences also may exist. Most important, the findings demonstrate that women's involvement in residential burglary, like men's, is marked by diversity. The theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.
AB - Little is known about the nature of women's participation in residential burglary, an offense statistically dominated by males. This paper examines women's involvement in residential burglary by comparing the characteristics of female burglars to those of their male counterparts and by outlining a typology of female burglars which emphasizes their roles during offenses. In some respects, female and male burglars do not appear to differ significantly. Nevertheless, the results suggest that important differences also may exist. Most important, the findings demonstrate that women's involvement in residential burglary, like men's, is marked by diversity. The theoretical implications of these findings are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1080/07418829300091741
DO - 10.1080/07418829300091741
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:1542463593
SN - 0741-8825
VL - 10
SP - 143
EP - 162
JO - Justice Quarterly
JF - Justice Quarterly
IS - 1
ER -