NCJ Number
27925
Date Published
1969
Length
131 pages
Annotation
CASE STUDIES AND STATISTICS CONTRIBUTE SUBSTANTIALLY TO THIS STUDY OF CONVICTED FEMALE OFFENDERS IN THE STATES OF RAJASTHAN AND PUNJAB.
Abstract
THE AUTHOR HAS FOUND THAT MALADJUSTMENT IN INTER-PERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN THE FAMILY IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CAUSES OF THE INCIDENCE OF CRIMINALITY. DEMOGRAPHY OF THE SUBJECTS, CRIME PATTERNS, MARITAL MALADJUSTMENT, THEIR FAMILY'S ADAPTATION, AND PUNISHMENT OF OFFENDERS ARE ALL WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THIS STUDY. (AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)