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Prove me the bam!: Victimization and agency in the lives of young women who commit violent offencesUniversity of Glasgow, s.batchelor{at}socsci.gla.ac.uk This article reviews the evidence regarding young womens involvement in violent crime and, drawing on recent research carried out in HMPYOI Cornton Vale in Scotland, provides an overview of the characteristics, needs and deeds of young women sentenced to imprisonment for violent offending. Through the use of direct quotations, the article suggests that young womens anger and aggression is often related to their experiences of family violence and abuse, and the acquisition of a negative worldview in which other people are considered as being out to get you or ready to put one over on you. The young women survived in these circumstances, not by adopting discourses that cast them as exploited victims, but by drawing on (sub)cultural norms and values which promote pre-emptive violence and the defence of respect. The implications of these findings for those who work with such young women are also discussed.
Key Words: agency gender-specific services imprisonment victimization violent offending worker-client relationship young women
Probation Journal, Vol. 52, No. 4,
358-375 (2005) This article has been cited by other articles:
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