Pathways of Arab/ Palestinian Women in Israel to Crime and Imprisonment: An Intersectional Approach

Erez, Edna; Berko, Anat

doi:10.1177/1557085110367742

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“…This research is significant because it adds yet another key layer, culture, to the understanding of female crime. Perhaps one of the most extreme cases is Erez and Berko's (2010) study examining pathways to crime for women serving time in an Israeli prison. Due to different cultural norms and expectations, Arab/ Palestinian women initially engage in crime for unique reasons and follow distinct pathways to crime, compared to their female counterparts in Western countries.…”

Section: Pathways To Offendingmentioning

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The Impact of Feminist Pathways Research on Gender-Responsive Policy and Practice

Wattanaporn

Holtfreter

2014

Feminist Criminology

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Feminist pathways research has influenced theoretical development by challenging the gender neutrality of mainstream explanations for offending and victimization. This approach has also influenced data collection, analytic methods, and perhaps most importantly, gender-responsive policies and practices. This review examines the pathways to crime framework as a theoretically driven, empirically rigorous method for studying female offending and victimization, and for informing genderresponsive correctional programming and treatment. After outlining initial pathways contributions, we discuss feminist scholarship driven by the pathways framework and the impact of this research. We conclude with a summary of future directions for pathways-based analyses.

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Section: Pathways To Offendingmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Impact of Feminist Pathways Research on Gender-Responsive Policy and Practice

Wattanaporn

Holtfreter

2014

Feminist Criminology

104

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“…In many countries, women are also imprisoned due to discriminatory laws and cultural practices, or tribal laws or traditions, rather than codified law (Agomoh 2015: 52 Williams 2006;Reynolds 2008), as are 'sex crimes'-particularly prostitution offences that are 'penalised for "providers" but not for "clients"' (Huber 2015: 7). Incarcerated females are likely to have histories of mental illness (Fazel and Seewald 2012;Houser et al 2012;McKim 2017), as well as histories of trauma and abuse (Bronson and Berzofsky 2017;Browne, Miller and Maguin 1999;Chesney-Lind, DeHart 2008, 1989Erez and Berko 2010;Gilfus 1992;Goff et al 2007;Holsinger 2005). Although precise figures are unavailable, a large percentage of incarcerated women are mothers (Robertson 2012) who are more likely than men to have been custodial parents prior to their incarceration and who plan to return to that role upon release (Alejos 2005;Kruttschnitt 2010;Sudbury 2004;Sapers 2016).…”

Section: Profile Of the Female Offendermentioning

confidence: 99%

Enhancing Female Prisoners’ Access to Education

Ryder¹

2020

Int J for Crime, Justice & Social Democracy

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The rate of female incarceration continues to surge, resulting in over 714,000 women currently being held behind bars worldwide. Females generally enter carceral facilities with low educational profiles, and educational programming inside is rarely a high priority. Access to education is a proven contributor to women’s social and economic empowerment and can minimise some of the obstacles they encounter after being released from custody. Support for the intellectual potential of incarcerated female ‘students’ can address intersecting inequalities that impede access to social protection, public services and sustainable infrastructure. Policymakers, academics and activists concerned with gender equality must begin by focusing on academic and vocational program development for female prisoners, built through strong community partnerships, and inclusive of trauma informed supports.

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“…Israeli Arab-Palestinians are considered part of a collective society (Erez & Berko, 2010;Shalhoub-Kevorkian & Erez, 2002;Zoabi & Savaya, 2017). This entails strong, binding ties, obligations to the group (Oyserman, Coon, & Kemmelmeier, 2002) and the importance of group over individual goals (Triandis, 1990).…”

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HIV/AIDS‐related beliefs among Israeli Arab‐Palestinian women

Soffer

2019

Health Soc Care Community

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Studies show that women are more vulnerable to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) transmission than men because of biological and sociocultural risk factors. Israeli Arab‐Palestinians are the largest ethnic minority group in Israel. Unofficial data suggest that merely one percent of the tests conducted in Israel to diagnose HIV/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) are conducted by this population and that Israeli Arab‐Palestinians are typically diagnosed late. Arab communities in Israel were found to be predominately patriarchal, characterised by conservative gender roles and structures, and the policing of overt sexual behaviours, particularly those of women. In order to advance our understanding of the HIV/AIDS phenomenon in different sociocultural contexts, as well as to design effective cultural‐sensitive interventions, we must first understand how HIV/AIDS is constructed in different cultural sites. Against this backdrop, this exploratory study examines HIV/AIDS‐related beliefs among non‐infected, Israeli Arab‐Palestinian women. We conducted semi‐structured interviews with 12 women. Thematic content analysis was used in order to analyse the data. Five themes emerged from the analysis, in the first, personal responsibility and blame were assigned to people with HIV/AIDS for their illness. In the second theme, HIV/AIDS was constructed as a sexually transmitted disease, associated with ‘deviant’ sexuality and sexual conduct in the Arab culture. In the third theme, HIV/AIDS was believed to be transmitted by multiple, mostly mistaken, modes of contact. In the fourth theme, people with HIV/AIDS were believed to be subjected to severe negative social responses. In the fifth theme, individuals with HIV/AIDS were depicted as a symbol of physical and psychological malaise. In conclusion, the findings imply that Israeli Arab‐Palestinian women hold negative beliefs concerning people with HIV/AIDS and are misinformed regarding HIV transmission. This suggests a need to design culturally appropriate interventions to address stigma‐related beliefs and misconceptions concerning transmission, among Israeli Arab‐Palestinian women.

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Pathways of Arab/ Palestinian Women in Israel to Crime and Imprisonment: An Intersectional Approach

Cited by 25 publications

References 42 publications

The Impact of Feminist Pathways Research on Gender-Responsive Policy and Practice

The Impact of Feminist Pathways Research on Gender-Responsive Policy and Practice

Enhancing Female Prisoners’ Access to Education

HIV/AIDS‐related beliefs among Israeli Arab‐Palestinian women

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