Chapter 9 - Female Offenders: Drug, Property, and Victimless Crimes - Key Terms

Key terms from Stacy L Mallicoat's Women and Crime: The Essentials

Gender entrapment

A criminological and sociological theory explaining how systemic inequities, race, class, and domestic violence coerce marginalized individuals—particularly battered African American women—into committing illegal activities.

Pathways to addiction

The distinct behavioral, psychological, and neurobiological routes that lead an individual from occasional substance use or compulsive behavior to full dependency.

Property crimes

A category of criminal offenses that involve the taking, damaging, or destruction of someone else's property without the use or threat of force against the victim.

Prostitution recovery program

A specialized support system designed to help individuals safely exit the sex trade and heal from commercial sexual exploitation.

Street prostitution

The public solicitation and exchange of sexual services for money or goods.