Shepherd Stephane M, Newton Danielle, Harries Cieran, Fix Rebecca L, Fullam Rachael
Centre for Forensic Behavioural Science, Swinburne University of Technology, Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Moore Centre for Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse, Department of Mental Health, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Psychiatr Psychol Law. 2018 Oct 9;26(2):194-205. doi: 10.1080/13218719.2018.1487344. eCollection 2019.
Adolescent females who have engaged in severe and/or chronic offending are an understudied population internationally. The literature on female offending pathways has indeed advanced, and there is a better understanding of how female offending behaviours manifest and how correctional agencies should be responding. However, much of the existing research has focused on the risk factors and retrospective biographical narratives of adult female offenders. The present study focused on thematically exploring the self-reported life experiences and offending pathways of 36 detained adolescent females. Findings identified multiple themes including disconnection from education, early care-giver disruption/family separation, personal and family mental health problems, poly-substance abuse, anti-social peers, victimisation and anger problems. The study identifies that early family disruption is an important factor that may contribute to later offending behaviour and other negative life events. Prevention efforts should begin with the family when it comes to high-risk young females.
在国际上，实施严重和/或长期犯罪的青春期女性是一个研究不足的群体。关于女性犯罪路径的文献确实有所进展，人们对女性犯罪行为如何表现以及惩教机构应如何应对有了更好的理解。然而，现有的许多研究都集中在成年女性罪犯的风险因素和回顾性生平叙述上。本研究着重从主题上探索36名被拘留的青春期女性自我报告的生活经历和犯罪路径。研究结果确定了多个主题，包括与教育脱节、早期照顾者中断/家庭分离、个人和家庭心理健康问题、多种物质滥用、反社会同龄人、受害经历和愤怒问题。该研究表明，早期家庭破裂是一个可能导致后期犯罪行为和其他负面生活事件的重要因素。对于高危年轻女性，预防工作应从家庭层面入手。
