This paper aims is to explore concrete experiences of delinquent women, based on gender and violence as intertwined analytical dimensions. The qualitative study interviews with three women released from Buenos Aires (Argentina) prison system, different criminal trajectories. testimonies show, the one hand, how their income in this masculinized environment destabilized self-perceptions and, othe...

Citing studies in which convicted robbers have been interviewed to determine their motives and what factors may have deterred them from committing a planned robbery, the author traces patterns of violence at convenience stores over the past 20 years. She points out that because two thirds of workplace homicides are robbery-related, any efforts to stem the number of robberies will probably also ...

Previous studies of pharmacists have suggested poor availability of opioids and apprehension about dispensing these drugs. This pilot study surveyed 52 randomly selected New Jersey community pharmacists (response rate = 69%). Reluctance to stock opioids was attributed to concerns about robbery by 14% and to concerns about federal or state investigation by 17%. No correlation was found between r...

Recent development cooperation with Guinea‐Bissau, focusing on good governance, state‐ building and conflict prevention, did not contribute to democratization nor to the stabili‐ zation of volatile political, military and economic structures. The portrayal of Guinea‐ Bissau as a failed “narco‐state”, as well as Western aid meant to stabilize this state, are both based on dubious...

Random gunfire problems are distinguishable from other types of shooting incidents such as urban sniper attacks, gang shootouts, domestic homicides, and revenge shootings because (1) random gunfire is strictly an outdoor activity; (2) it is not usually part of other criminal activity such as drug dealing, assaults, or robberies; and (3) random gunfire shooters do not fire their weapons to inten...