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Understanding Incarcerated Girls: The Results of a Focus Group Study

University of Cincinnati—Ohio

KRISTI HOLSINGER

University of Cincinnati—Ohio

MELISSA DUNN

Office of Criminal Justice Services at Columbus, Ohio

Until recent years, the causes of female offending and the experiences of incarcerated females have been largely ignored. Female offenders are being incarcerated at unprecedented rates, and there has been considerable attention given to the "new" violent female delinquent. In an effort to better understand delinquent girls' experiences before and during institutionalization, focus groups were conducted across the state of Ohio in 1996 with institutionalized delinquent girls and the professionals who work with them. The findings from these focus groups point out some serious problems among many of these girls before and while they are incarcerated. Policy implications are discussed in terms of the findings from the qualitative data garnered from 11 focus groups, which included 48 delinquent girls and 42 professionals who deal with delinquent girls.

The Prison Journal, Vol. 77, No. 4, 381-404 (1997)
DOI: 10.1177/0032855597077004003


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