'It lets out all my demons': Female young offenders' perceptions about the impact of alcohol on their offending behaviour
The paper reports on findings from 55 qualitative face-to-face interviews with young offenders, and observations of 41 youth offender panel meetings over an 18-month period taking place in two Youth Offending Teams in the Southeast of England. It discusses the perception of correlation between drunk...
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Published in | International journal of the sociology of law Vol. 41; no. 4; p. 277 |
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Main Authors | , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
Published |
Amsterdam
Academic Press
01.12.2013
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Summary: | The paper reports on findings from 55 qualitative face-to-face interviews with young offenders, and observations of 41 youth offender panel meetings over an 18-month period taking place in two Youth Offending Teams in the Southeast of England. It discusses the perception of correlation between drunkenness and offending asserted by a high number of the female offenders and compares this to perceptions of male offenders, both in this research and from previous research studies. The research brings into question whether current interventions are effective and puts forward suggestions for capitalizing on the apparent greater willingness of female offenders to acknowledge the significant negative impact of drunkenness on their behaviour. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT] |
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ISSN: | 1756-0616 1876-763X |