NCJ Number
164730
Journal
Journal of Quantitative Criminology Volume: 12 Issue: 2 Dated: (June 1996) Pages: 135-161
Date Published
1996
Length
27 pages
Annotation
The actual and potential contributions of quantitative methods for understanding the relationship between gender and crime are examined, based on a review of the literature.
Abstract
The analysis focuses on literature on offending, victimization, and criminal justice processing. Results indicate that while quantitative data have produced much knowledge about the gender-crime relationship, a commensurate amount of theoretical knowledge does not exist. Future research should refocus on the measurement of criterion variables and take advantage of the contributions that qualitative methods may offer to this process. Other research should focus on a greater integration of qualitative and quantitative data, examine the ways in which various life experiences influence criminal behavior, and consider how race interacts with the dynamics based on gender. Footnotes and 182 references (Author abstract modified)