Search for dissertations about: "female offenders"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words female offenders.
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1. Violent female offenders : Facts and preconceptions
Abstract : Women’s comparably low participation in criminal activity has resulted in little overall attention to female offenders in criminological research. The general aim of the present thesis is to illuminate aspects of particular significance for understanding female perpetrators of very serious crimes. READ MORE
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2. Violence risk assessment in male and female mentally disordered offenders : differences and similarities
Abstract : When assessing the risk of violence, increasing interest has been shown in bringing science and practice closer together. Moving from clinical intuition in the first generation of risk assessment via actuarial scales in the second generation to the structured professional judgments where risk assessments are today produces better, more valid results when assessing the risk of violence. READ MORE
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3. The female offender : patterning of antisocial and criminal behaviour over the life-course
Abstract : The studies included in the thesis illustrate the patterning of female offending over the life course. The overarching aim is to contribute to a better understanding of the female offender and of the heterogeneity in female criminal offending trajectories over the life course, and also of factors that differentiate between these trajectories. READ MORE
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4. Characteristics of adolescent females with limited delinquency : Developmental challenges in relation to family, peers and education
Abstract : Adolescence is a developmental period marked with several changes in a young person’s life. Most adolescents who commit crimes desist over time. Despite this, research has mainly focused on those with extensive and long-term delinquency, including mostly males. Young females with limited delinquency are thus an under-researched group. READ MORE
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5. Simulation in the assessment and treatment of violent offenders
Abstract : With the aim of ultimately reducing the burden of violent crime on society, research has identified a number of areas in which conventional methods of assessment and treatment of violent offenders may be improved. The areas examined in this thesis are gender, mental illness, and intimate partner violence, and they have been integrated with research in the field of case and computer simulation for assessment, training, and teaching. READ MORE