The Maria Grzegorzewska University, Warsaw, Poland.
Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI, USA.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2022 Sep;66(12):1327-1342. doi: 10.1177/0306624X211049189. Epub 2021 Oct 6.
Little research has explored the role of aggression, anger, and family history of incarceration as they relate to female offenders. The current study aimed to address this gap in the literature by investigating these possible risk factors for incarceration among both men and women. The survey involved 123 (61 female and 62 male) prisoners convicted for violent crimes and a comparison group of 118 (60 female and 58 male) adults from the community. We found that women (convicted and non-convicted) were more sensitive to provocation than men, while community adults showed higher levels of trait anger than prisoners. Detainees were more likely than community adults to have a relative in prison. Although male and female inmates were equally likely to have a relative in prison, they differed in their relation to the imprisoned relative. Male and female prisoners showed increased risk for incarceration of same sex, first degree relatives (father and brothers for men, and mothers for women). These results may contribute to improved understanding of incarcerated populations. As such, this represents a critical first step in creating recovery programs that are more gender appropriate.
很少有研究探讨攻击性、愤怒和监禁的家族史与女性罪犯之间的关系。本研究旨在通过调查男性和女性入狱的这些可能的风险因素来填补这一文献空白。该调查涉及 123 名（61 名女性和 62 名男性）因暴力犯罪被定罪的囚犯和 118 名（60 名女性和 58 名男性）来自社区的对照组成年人。我们发现，女性（被定罪和未被定罪的）比男性更容易受到挑衅，而社区成年人的特质愤怒水平高于囚犯。被拘留者比社区成年人更有可能有亲属在狱中。尽管男性和女性囚犯入狱的可能性相同，但他们与被监禁亲属的关系不同。男性和女性囚犯入狱的风险更高，因为他们是同一性别和一级亲属（父亲和兄弟对男性，母亲对女性）。这些结果可能有助于更好地理解被监禁人群。因此，这是创建更适合性别特点的康复计划的重要第一步。
