Citation

Bailey C. Fem. Criminol. 2013; 8(2): 117-141.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1557085112474837

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

Within international discourse, female motivations for crime have received relatively little attention when compared to male offenders. Feminist contributions have shed light on this underresearched area with the majority of studies being conducted in the developed world. Using a sample of inmates convicted for drug smuggling on the island of Barbados, this article seeks to provide culturally specific data on the subject. Using a qualitative methodology, the study finds that in keeping with feminist research in the field, the motivations of the women were dominated by various forms of victimization that accounted for their present incarceration.

Language: en