TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2003//
TI  - Differentiating Violent from Nonviolent Female Offenders Using the Jesness Inventory
JO  - Personality and individual differences
A1  - Allen, J. Scott
A1  - Rupert, Vicki
A1  - Spatafora, Kathy
A1  - Windell, James O.
A1  - Gaulier, Bernard
A1  - Conti, Katherine L.
SP  - 101
EP  - 108
VL  - 35
IS  - 1
N2  - Research has shown that the Jesness Inventory is an objective personality instrument capable of distinguishing delinquents from non-delinquents. However, only limited studies have used the Jesness to study female offenders. Results of the present study suggest that the Jesness Inventory differentiates between violent and nonviolent female adolescent offenders, but scales which differentiate between the groups are not in the predicted direction. This suggests that nonviolent females are actually more delinquent in orientation than violent females. Based on socialization theory, the authors speculate that nonviolent offenders may be provoked by emotionally charged conflict rather than by a delinquent orientation. Nonviolent offenders, on the other hand, may have greater levels of depressive symptomatology which serves to inhibit the expression of violence and assaultive behaviors. In light of the unexpected results, directions for future research are discussed. (Abstract Adapted from Source: Personality and Individual Differences, 2003. Copyright © 2003 by Elsevier Science)  Juvenile Female Juvenile Offender Juvenile Violence Female Offender Female Violence Violent-Nonviolent Offender Comparison Juvenile Delinquency Female Delinquency Violence Causes Delinquency Causes 07-03<p />
LA  - en
SN  - 0191-8869
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -