Abstract
Feminist pathways research has influenced theoretical development by challenging the gender neutrality of mainstream explanations for offending and victimization. This approach has also influenced data collection, analytic methods, and perhaps most importantly, gender-responsive policies and practices. This review examines the pathways to crime framework as a theoretically driven, empirically rigorous method for studying female offending and victimization, and for informing gender-responsive correctional programming and treatment. After outlining initial pathways contributions, we discuss feminist scholarship driven by the pathways framework and the impact of this research. We conclude with a summary of future directions for pathways-based analyses.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 191-207 |
| Number of pages | 17 |
| Journal | feminist criminology |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jul 1 2014 |
Keywords
- feminist theory
- gendered pathways
- offending
- qualitative methods
- victimization
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Law