From victim to perpetrator to survivor : the psychosocial context of South African women offenders

Background: There is a paucity of research on women offenders in the South African context, particularly those referred for forensic psychiatric observation. Little is known about their life histories, the nature of their offences or the psycho-social contexts that enable, or are antecedents to, wom...

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Published in:The South African journal of psychiatry 2018-09, Vol.24 (1), p.1-1
Main Authors: Erlacher, Helmut, Corral-Bulnes, Carmen, Nagdee, Mohammed, Lippi, Gian, De Clercq, Helena G., Sokudela, Funeka, Subramaney, Ugasvaree, Kotze, Carla, Heath, Aisling, Artz, Lillian, Naidoo, Samantha
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Forensic psychiatry
Health aspects
Mental health screening
Methods
Psychiatric research
Psychological aspects
Social aspects
Women criminals
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Summary:Background: There is a paucity of research on women offenders in the South African context, particularly those referred for forensic psychiatric observation. Little is known about their life histories, the nature of their offences or the psycho-social contexts that enable, or are antecedents to, women’s criminal offending.Aim: This research study, the largest of its kind in South Africa, examined the psycho-social contexts within which women offenders referred for psychiatric evaluation come to commit offences. The profiles of both offenders and victims, as well as reasons for referral and forensic mental health outcomes, were investigated.
ISSN:1608-9685
2078-6786
DOI:10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v24i0.1290