Research Proposal

TOPIC: Increase of women and violent crimes. Do statistics support that and how do the criminal justice system, specifically jails and prisons deal with the influx? Are they treated better, same, or worse than men of similar crimes? (must define and how you are measuring better, same, or worse without being subjective. Focused on interviews or surveys of professionals who are tasked with addressing the increase in violent crimes committed by women.

Feedback: Increase in women committing violent crimes (which would need to be cited). Propose a study designed to explore or examine how some aspect of the CJ system (remember to be specific) is working to address this changing trend in crime. 

Potential Resources to Utilize:

https://www.prisonpolicy.org/reports/women_overtime.html

http://www.safetyandjusticechallenge.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/overlooked-women-in-jails-report-web.pdf

Annette McKeown and Ellen Harvey. (2018) Violent women: treatment approaches and psychodynamic considerations. Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice 4:2, 124-135

Gina Fedock. (2018) Life Before “I Killed the Man That Raped Me”: Pre-Prison Life Experiences of Incarcerated Women With Life Sentences and Subsequent Treatment Needs. Women & Criminal Justice 28:1, 63-80.

Erin A. King. (2017) Outcomes of Trauma-Informed Interventions for Incarcerated Women. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 61:6, 667-688.

Marie E. Karlsson, Melissa J. Zielinski, and Ana J. Bridges. (2015) Expanding Research on a Brief Exposure-Based Group Treatment with Incarcerated Women. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation 54:8, 599-617.

Sheryl Kubiak, Woo Jong Kim, Gina Fedock, and Deborah Bybee. (2012) Assessing Short-Term Outcomes of an Intervention for Women Convicted of Violent Crimes. Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research 3:3, 197-212.