Understanding Incarcerated Girls: The Results of a Focus Group Study Journal Article uri icon

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abstract

  • Until recent years, the causes of female offending and the experiences of incarcerated females have been largely ignored. Female offenders are being incarcerated at unprecedented rates, and there has been considerable attention given to the “new” violent female delinquent. In an effort to better understand delinquent girls' experiences before and during institutionalization, focus groups were conducted across the state of Ohio in 1996 with institutionalized delinquent girls and the professionals who work with them. The findings from these focus groups point out some serious problems among many of these girls before and while they are incarcerated. Policy implications are discussed in terms of the findings from the qualitative data garnered from 11 focus groups, which included 48 delinquent girls and 42 professionals who deal with delinquent girls.

publication date

  • December 1, 1997

has restriction

  • closed

Date in CU Experts

  • December 2, 2013 8:41 AM

Full Author List

  • BELKNAP J; HOLSINGER K; DUNN M

author count

  • 3

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International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 0032-8855

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1552-7522

Additional Document Info

start page

  • 381

end page

  • 404

volume

  • 77

issue

  • 4