Although still limited, inroads are being made in developing a body of knowledge about
incarcerated female offenders in South Africa. We present key findings from a survey among …

Purpose This study aims to examine the reasons for and the challenges of women's
incarceration coupled with the threats for their reintegration upon release with a focus on the …

Incarceration is a challenging and stressful experience that requires offenders to alter their
previous functioning and adjust to the correctional environment. Incarcerated female …

Purpose This paper aims to shift from the male offender perspective in attempts to explore
the stories and lived experiences of five females on parole in Nelson Mandela Bay, as most …

Throughout history, women are often observed as being the victims of crime rather than the
offender. Therefore, when women are the offenders of violent crimes, they tend to be …

Criminality is no longer considered a male phenomenon as the involvement of women and
girls in crime is on the increase in Nigeria and globally, even as the rate of women and girls' …

Abstract ENGLISH SUMMARY: The female correctional population has increased
dramatically over the last decade and continues to grow annually. Females on parole …

Female offenders have been neglected in many Criminology theories which limits
understandings of women's offending behaviour. The basis of the research is to explore the …

The recognition of the role of females in drug trafficking was established more than 30 years
ago and there are notable cases of women undertaking leading roles in this crime for almost …

There is a dearth of literature on the mental health needs of female inmates in lowand
middle-income countries, particularly from Africa and South Africa. South Africa has the …