TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - The myth of the new female offender: Some evidence from attitudes toward law and justice
JO  - Journal of criminal justice
A1  - Erez, Edna
SP  - 499
EP  - 509
VL  - 16
IS  - 6
N2  - This study compared the attitudes of male and female prisoners toward law and justice. Three distinct factors were examined: attitudes toward criminal justice personnel, attitudes concerning the sanctity of law, and attitudes regarding rationalizations for law violation and conditions justifying it. Female prisoners were found to exhibit more negative attitudes toward criminal justice system personnel but more positive attitudes toward the sanctity of the law, and they did not endorse rationalizations for law violation. The finding of females' positive attitudes toward the law is consistent with gender role socialization. The study findings indicate strong internalization of gender roles by the female prisoners. The women's negative attitudes toward criminal justice personnel may have resulted from differential expectations or from the fact that women experience incarceration differently than men. Further research is necessary to clarify this finding. The present study suggests that if there is a<p />
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SN  - 0047-2352
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0047-2352(88)90081-5
ID  - ref1
ER  -