Criminal Behavior Patterns of Female Addicts: A Comparison of Findings in Two Cities

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The few studies which describe the relationship between crime and narcotic addiction in women have generally concluded that addicted females either become prostitutes or they commit crimes against property. This study of addicted female arrestees concluded that the either-or pattern of addicted female criminal behavior was overly simplistic. Four criminal behavior patterns of female arrestees were found: prostitutes without a history of serious crimes, females with a history of serious crimes who were not prostitues, females who were both prostitutes and committed serious crimes and females who were not prostitutes and who committed only minor offenses. These patterns were typical of different groups of female addicts and were not stages in a unitary socialization pattern involving drugs, prostitution and crime.

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