APS
APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020
Female Incarceration Rates and Crimes Against Women Predict Female Migration across Countries
- Kelsey McNulty-Kowal
Fielding Graduate University - Stacy Griffin
Fielding Graduate University - Kristine Jacquin
Fielding Graduate University
Abstract
Our study examined female migration across countries with female juvenile and adult incarceration rates and crimes against women (homicide, intimate partner violence, rape) as predictors. These predictors explained 34% of variance in female migration, demonstrating that incarceration and crimes against women are powerful motivators for women to leave their countries.
Forensic/Criminal Justice