Socio-Economic Characteristics of Adult Female Perpetrators of Criminal Offences in the Republic of Serbia
Abstract
The subject of this paper is the research of socio-economic characteristics of adult female perpetrators of criminal offences in the Republic of Serbia. The following characteristics of adult women perpetrators have been observed: age, marital status, education, employment status, occupation. The structure of women perpetrators according to the mentioned characteristics, calculated as a percentage share of the observed characteristics of female perpetrators and their modalities in the total number of female perpetrators has been analyzed. The comparative analysis has been made with the corresponding structures for adult male perpetrators of criminal offences and for the total population of the Republic of Serbia. In the research data from the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia for 2021 from the field of Judiciary were used. The research covered the most common crimes: criminal offences against life and limb, criminal offences against marriage and family, criminal offences against property, criminal offences against the economy, criminal offences against human’s health and criminal offences against public peace and order. The results of the research reveal poor socio-economic status of adult female perpetrators, indicating the strong influence of socio-economic status on crime of female perpetrators in the Republic of Serbia.
References
Byrne, F.C.J. & Trew, K. (2008). Pathways through crime: the development of crime and desistance in the accounts of men and women offenders. Howard Journal of Criminal Justice, 47(3), 238-258.
Cobbina, J.E. (2010). From prison to home: Women's pathways in and out of crime. [PhD thesis,Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of Missouri - St. Louis]. https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/nij/grants/226812.pdf
Draca, M. & Machin, S. (2015). Crime and Economic Incentives. Annual Review of Economics, Vol.: 7, 389–408.
Dennis, C. B. (2008). A study to examine the influence of economic marginalization on adult female recidivism. Humanities and Social Sciences, 68(11-A), 48-69.
Gruszczyńska, B. (2004). Crime in Central and Eastern European Countries in the Enlarged Europe. European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 10(2), 123-13. doi:10.1007/s10610-004-3784-2
Jadrešin, A. & Mustapić, J. (2014). Žene koje čine kaznena djela. Život i škola, 60(32), 129-136.
Jugović, A., Brkić, M. & Simeunović-Patić, B. (2008). Socijalne nejednakosti i siromaštvo kao društveni kontekst kriminala. Godišnjak Fakulteta političkih nauka, 2(2), 447-461.
Koshevaliska, O. & Maksimova, E. (2019). The Profile Of Female Offenders Sentenced To Imprisonment In The Republic Of Macedonia. In Knežević, S., Nastić, M. (Eds.), International Scientific Conference “Law and Multidisciplinarity”, (pp. 313-341). University of Niš, Faculty of Law.
Liddell, M. & Martinović, M. (2013). Women’s offending: trends, issues and theoretical explanations. International Journal of Social Inquiry, 6(1), 127-142.
Lobonţ, O-R., Nicolescu, A-C., Moldovan, N-C. & Kuloğlu, A. (2017). The effect of socioeconomic factors on crime rates in Romania: a macro-level analysis. Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, 30:1, 91–111. doi:10.1080/1331677X.2017.1305790
Moloney, K.., van den Bergh, B. & Moller, L. (2009). Women in Prison: the Central Issues of Gender Characteristics and Trauma History. Public Health, 123, 426-30.
Messner, S.F., Rosenfeld, R. (2007). Crime and American Dream. Belmont: CA: Thomson Wadsworth.
Nikolić-Ristanović, V. & Konstantinović-Vilić, S. (2018). Kriminologija. Izdavačko-grafičko preduzeće „Prometej“.
Pemberton, S., Balderston, S. & Long. J. (2019). Trauma, Harm and Offending Behaviour: What works to address social injury and criminogenic need with criminal justice involved women? Initial Findings. University of Birmingham. https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/documents/college-social-sciences/social-policy/publications/trauma-harm-and-offending-behaviour.pdf
Radović-Stojanović, J. &Tomić, M. (2019). Socio-ekonomske karakteristike punoletnih učinilaca krivičnih dela u Republici Srbiji. NBP – Žurnal za kriminalistiku i pravo, 24(1), 49–62.
Republika Srbija Republički zavod za statistiku (2006). Klasifikacija krivičnih dela za Krivični zakonik Republike Srbije. http://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2006/Pdf/G20067017.pdf
Republički zavod za statistiku. (2022a). Bilten Punoletni učinioci krivičnih dela u Republici Srbiji, 2021.– Prijave, optuženja i osude. https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2022/Pdf/G20225689.pdf
Republički zavod za statistiku. (2022b). Punoletni učinioci krivičnih dela u Republici Srbiji 2021. Saopštenje broj 189. https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2022/Pdf/G20221189.pdf
Republički zavod za statistiku (2022c). Bilten Anketa o radnoj snazi u Republici Srbiji 2021. https://publikacije.stat.gov.rs/G2022/Pdf/G20225682.pdf
Rosenfeld, R., Messner, S.F. (2013) Crime and the Economy. Sage.
Vukosavljević Gvozden, T., Dražić, R. & Tenjović, L. (2014). Počinioci krađa, počinioci razbojništva i neosuđivana populacija: razlike u amoralnosti i socioekonomskim karakteristikama. Psihološka istraživanja, 17(2), 105-120.
Warr, M. (1998). Life-course transitions and desistance from crime. Criminology, 36, 183-216.
Wright, E.M., van Voorhis, P., Salisbury, E.J. & Bauman, A. (2012). Gender-Responsive Lessons Learned and Policy Implications for Women in Prison: A Review. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 39(12), 1612-1632.
