Title: Feminist pathways perspective - Wikipedia
Headings: Feminist pathways perspective
Feminist pathways perspective
Contents
Victimization
Connection to criminal activity
Demographics of victimization
Age
Gender
Polyvictimization
Main Routes from Victimization to Crime
Child abuse
Partner abuse
Critique of the victimization explanation
Women's agency
Intersectionality
Separating offenders and victims
References

Content: Eighty percent of women in prison in the United States have experienced an event of physical or sexual abuse in her lifetime. This lifetime of violence is "pervasive and severe." The literature suggests that the prevalence of victimization among incarcerated women and its cumulative impact indicates that victimization is a central factor for women's entry into crime. Demographics of victimization
The feminist pathways perspective is not meant to suggest that victimization is unique to women. Instead, this perspective addresses how gender impacts the experience of victimization, and how this difference in experience paves the path to crime for women. An individual's risk of victimization is shaped by environmental context, social networks, and demographics. Life course researchers maintain that people are exposed to violence to various degrees based on their location, socioeconomic circumstance, and lifestyle choices. According to the lifestyle exposure perspective, sociodemographic traits give rise to lifestyle differences which may put an individual at an increased risk of victimization. For instance, someone from a low-income neighborhood who spends time in public places at night and among strangers may be more likely to encounter offenders, and therefore at a greater risk of victimization. Age
Estimated Rates (Per 1,000 Persons 12 Years of Age or Older) of Personal Victimization, By Age (Hindelang 1976)
Age is strongly associated with victimization risk, especially for property and violent crimes.