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Gender Differences in Life-Course Theory of Recidivism: A Survival Analysis

Brent B. Benda

School of Social Work, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, USA

This study of 300 women and 300 men graduates of a boot camp finds that there are noteworthy gender differences in predictors of tenure in the community without criminal recidivism in a 5-year follow-up. The Cox proportional hazards models show that urban residence, childhood and recent abuses, living with a criminal partner, selling drugs, stress, depression, fearfulness, and suicidal thoughts are stronger positive predictors of recidivism for women than for men. Men are more likely to return to prison because of criminal peer associations, carrying weapons, alcohol abuse, and aggressive feelings. Job satisfaction and education lengthen time in the community more for men than women, whereas the number of children and relationships are more important to tenure in the community for women. The implications for the findings for theory are discussed.

Key Words: gender • criminal recidivism • life-course theory • boot camp • childhood abuse • alcohol abuse

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 49, No. 3, 325-342 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X04271194
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