Access to full-text SAGE journal articles that have been carefully selected to support and expand on the concepts presented in each chapter. Journal articles can act as an ideal resource to help support your assignments and studies.

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Food for Thought Article

Article 1: Hubbard, D. J. & Matthews, B. (2008). Reconciling the differences between the “gender-responsive” and the “what works” literatures to improve services for girls. Crime & Delinquency, 54(2), 225-258. DOI: 10.1177/0011128706296733

Article 2: Gould, L. A., Pate, M., and Sarver, M. (2011). Risk and revocation in community corrections: The role of gender. Probation Journal, 58(3) 250-264. DOI: 10.1177/0264550511409966

1. What are the problems that the small number of female’s rates of violence pose in research?
2. What is the interesting pattern that emerged when the authors examined the intersection of race and gender on the type of violation incurred?
3. According to the research, that variables are the strongest predictors for the successful completion of probation supervision?

Article 3: Ventura, L. A., and Davis, G. (2005). Domestic Violence: Court case conviction and recidivism.Violence Against Women, 11(2) 255-277. DOI: 10.1177/1077801204271722

1. In the year following the disposition of the domestic violence cases being tracked, how many of the batterers were arrested on another domestic violence charge?
2. What type of domestic violence cases are most likely to be dismissed?
3. What factors did the study find associated with domestic violence?