SOC 2700 Lecture Notes - Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Anger Management
11 Apr 2013
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Gender responsive approach to working with women in conflict with the law. If gender didn"t matter, half would be men and half would be women. Another reason is the reasons why people commit crime. Both have mental health issues, but the reasons why are different between genders. Women are less likely to commit crimes than men. Women commit crimes of powerlessness while men commit crimes of power. When women and men commit the same crime, women are motivated by powerlessness while men are motivated by power. Incorporates a whole life perspective in the study of crime causation. Because of their gender, women are at greater risk. Abuse, abandonment, drugs, left home, had 4 kids (fetal alcohol syndrome, etc. ), just wanted love, got married, husband was abusive, relapsed, raped again, had a moment with a stranger, and from then on changed and reconnected with community.
