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Pollock, Joycelyn M.; Mullings, Janet L.; Crouch, Ben M. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2006
Prior research on violent crime by female offenders is reviewed. A Texas female prisoner sample is used to explore specific questions raised by the literature review. Violent and nonviolent offenders were compared, looking specifically at race, socioeconomic status, having been raised in single-parent homes, criminal history, gang membership,…
Descriptors: Females, Criminals, Marital Status, Crime
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Damphousse, Kelly R.; Crouch, Ben M. – Youth and Society, 1992
Studies common explanations for juvenile involvement in Satanism (participants manifest unique attributes that promote involvement or participants become involved through processes common to other deviance types). Data from interviews with 530 Texas youths incarcerated over 6 months for delinquency suggest that Satanism may emerge from unique and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Antisocial Behavior, Crime, Delinquency