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Carrabine, Eamonn; Cox, Alexandra; Crowhurst, Isabel; Ronco, Anna Di; Fussey, Pete; Sergi, Anna; South, Nigel; Thiel, Darren; Turton, Jackie

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“…Statistics have been consistently showing that men commit more criminal acts than women (63). Self-reported delinquent acts are also higher for men than women (64).…”

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Narcissism but Not Criminality Is Associated With Aggression in Women: A Study Among Female Prisoners and Women Without a Criminal Record

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Aggression has drawn research attention during the past decades. It remains unclear how self-esteem, self-perception, narcissism and certain socio-demographic factors impact the course of aggression. Female aggression is considered to differ in its origins and is understudied. Only few studies have attempted to examine the aforementioned variables among females, while none of them included a comparison between delinquent and non-delinquent individuals. The present study examines the effect of self-esteem, self-perception, narcissism, and socio-demographic factors on aggression among female inmates and women without criminal record (non-delinquents). One hundred fifty-seven female inmates in the Attica's Korydallos Female Prison and 150 women with no criminal record were assessed with Buss & Perry Aggression Questionnaire, Rosenberg's Self-esteem Scale, Narcissistic Personality Inventory-40 and the Self-Perception Profile for Adults. When inmates were compared to non-delinquent women, it emerged that higher aggression could be independently predicted by higher levels of narcissistic personality traits and sociability, as well as lower age, lower education, lower self-esteem, and lower levels of self-perception items including nurturance, job competence and athletic abilities. Aggression was not predicted by the participants' group (inmates vs. non-delinquents). Within female inmates, independently of the type of their offense (convicted for violent vs. non-violent crimes), it was found that lower job competence, higher narcissistic personality traits and a history of childhood maltreatment could predict higher aggression. Our results support the notion that female aggression differs from male and highlight the significant parameters that may predict aggression either among women (inmates and non-delinquent women) or among female inmates (violent or non-violent crimes). It is the presence of narcissistic traits which predict aggression rather than criminality in general, including violent and non-violent crimes.

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“…Statistics have been consistently showing that men commit more criminal acts than women (63). Self-reported delinquent acts are also higher for men than women (64).…”

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Narcissism but Not Criminality Is Associated With Aggression in Women: A Study Among Female Prisoners and Women Without a Criminal Record

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“…Emile Durkheim, one of the most distinguishable sociologists and often hailed as the 'father of sociology', argued that the origin of deviance lies in anomie, which he describes as the disease of a society deprived of moral and legal rules leading to the disintegration of solidarity. Changes in the model of society, economic crises or the disruption of the family structure would be characteristic of anomie (Carrabine et al 2009).…”

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“…Consequently, he shifts the prospect of criminal anthropology and sociology by affirming: 'We do not condemn it because it is a crime, but it is a crime because we condemn it' (Durkheim 1984, p. 40). The sociologist further explains that the act of punishment is not intended to correct or intimidate the offender but rather to reactivate the 'common conscience', the sense of their collective belonging which manifests itself through the agreement on shared rules (Carrabine et al 2009).…”

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The Application of Durkheimian Theories in the 21st Century

Lazzarotto¹

2020

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Classical sociological theorists have been criticised for being too vague, incomplete, and ever too conservative and notwithstanding all the efforts and consideration that has been dedicated to linking different parts of Durkheimian thought to the law itself, contemporary sociology and criminology frequently disregard its potential within the current study of law and criminology. This paper, however, will strive to explore and prove, through a Durkheimian lens, how classical sociological frameworks can provide us with a series of diverse aspects to analyse modern values and circumstances.

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“…One of the best know blueprints for the stereotypical image of the victim was proposed by Christie (2018 [1986], p. 12), who argued that the ideal victim would be “a person or a category of individuals who—when hit by crime—most readily are given the complete and legitimate status of being a victim.” This “ideal” can be typified by a baby beaten by their parents or a frail old woman robbed on the street. On the other end of the hierarchy of victimization , we can find “low-status, powerless groups,” such as the homeless, sex workers, refugees and people with substance abuse issues and other marginalized communities, traditionally seen by the dominant majority as “troublesome or distasteful” (Carrabine et al, 2009, p. 161). Despite being at high risk of victimization, members of these groups often face difficulties in being recognized as victims.…”

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Not Ideal, But Still Acknowledged: A 10-Country Survey on Empathy for Victims of Anti-LGBT Violence

Godzisz

Mazurczak

2022

J Interpers Violence

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Using data from a cross-national survey conducted on representative samples of populations from 10 European countries ( n = 10,766), the present study is the first one to empirically measure the validity of Christie’s influential ideal victim model. We use a range of scenarios built around common types of anti-LGBT violence to verify the extent to which the public’s empathy for victims is contingent on the victim’s identity and the circumstances of the crime. The results provide strong evidence that, when applied to this group of victims, the rules of the ideal victim work, adequately moderating the public’s emotional reactions. We found that all victims receive relatively high levels of empathy, but the further the victim is from the ideal, the less support they can count on. Thus, even though no victim is “rejected,” a clear hierarchy of victimization emerges. As a group, LGBT people suffer from an empathy deficit, but there also are considerable variations within this group, with a lesbian attacked by extremists receiving the most, and a drunk transgender person receiving the least empathy from the public. The study contributes to the development of theory by embedding the ideal victim model in a broader sociological paradigm of dramaturgical analysis. Since our research shows that the victim’s LGBT status decreases the levels of empathy (being seen as a type of stigma), we call for more attention to be paid to the actor’s identity in Goffman’s framework. Implications for practice and further research are offered.

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Narcissism but Not Criminality Is Associated With Aggression in Women: A Study Among Female Prisoners and Women Without a Criminal Record

Narcissism but Not Criminality Is Associated With Aggression in Women: A Study Among Female Prisoners and Women Without a Criminal Record

The Application of Durkheimian Theories in the 21st Century

Not Ideal, But Still Acknowledged: A 10-Country Survey on Empathy for Victims of Anti-LGBT Violence

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