Title
Exploring Cross-National Differences in the Incarceration of Women: A Conjunctive Analysis Approach
Location
Greenspun Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Description
Cross-national studies of imprisonment rates have examined the social, political, and economic conditions associated with criminal punishments. However, because of the higher numbers of male incarcerated and the lack of national data disaggregated by gender, most previous research on imprisonment rates has focused directly or indirectly on the socio-economic predictors of male imprisonment rates. Using disaggregated data for 128 nations, the current study employs the method of conjunctive analysis to explore the unique and common effects of particular social conditions that underlie female incarceration rates. Measures of nations’ social development, violent crime rates, socio-economic inequality, and political instability are used for this comparative analysis. The results of this study are discussed in terms of their implications for macro-level theories and using conjunctive analysis to evaluate them. Future research involving gender-specific causes of cross-national differences in female imprisonment will also be discussed.
Disciplines
Comparative Politics | Criminology and Criminal Justice
Language
English
Exploring Cross-National Differences in the Incarceration of Women: A Conjunctive Analysis Approach
Greenspun Hall, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Cross-national studies of imprisonment rates have examined the social, political, and economic conditions associated with criminal punishments. However, because of the higher numbers of male incarcerated and the lack of national data disaggregated by gender, most previous research on imprisonment rates has focused directly or indirectly on the socio-economic predictors of male imprisonment rates. Using disaggregated data for 128 nations, the current study employs the method of conjunctive analysis to explore the unique and common effects of particular social conditions that underlie female incarceration rates. Measures of nations’ social development, violent crime rates, socio-economic inequality, and political instability are used for this comparative analysis. The results of this study are discussed in terms of their implications for macro-level theories and using conjunctive analysis to evaluate them. Future research involving gender-specific causes of cross-national differences in female imprisonment will also be discussed.
Comments
First Place Award Winner, 7th Annual GCUA Graduate Research Symposium