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Gender as social threat: A study of offender sex, situational factors, gender dynamics and social control

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Adopting a social threat perspective, the assessment explores how gender and social gender dynamics affect the labeling of convicted felons using a unique sentencing outcome - adjudication withheld.

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  • Bontrager Ryon, Stephanie, 2013. "Gender as social threat: A study of offender sex, situational factors, gender dynamics and social control," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 41(6), pages 426-437.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:41:y:2013:i:6:p:426-437
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2013.07.006
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