Female Offenders Research

Starting out with gender, males are more prone to recidivate than their counterpart; females. According to the Florida Dept. of Corrections, female offenders recidivate at a significally lower rate than males. Within three years, a male’s chance at recidivism is around 30% while a female’s chance is 16%. Many factors impact the distinction in these rates. The average time behind bars for a male offender is 38 months. The average time behind bars for females is two years. Which is a year less than what a typical male will spend in jail. Whenever an offender is released from jail they run the risk just like any other person is of committing a crime. Research has been done on popular components to a gender specific background that triggers an