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    Crime rate is increasing alarmingly and the number of female offenders has also risen drastically. When convicted by the court of law, female prisoners have been found to show psychological disorders. It has been found from a recent study that number of female prisoners diagnosed with psychological disorders has risen sharply to more than twice the level of male prisoners. Female prisoners are 20 times more likely to die by suicide and suffer with suicidal tendencies than women of the same age in the general population. However, risk factors and indicators of vulnerability for suicide in this group are not well-known.

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    Crime rate is increasing alarmingly and the number of female offenders has also risen drastically. When convicted by the court of law, female prisoners have been found to show psychological disorders. It has been found from a recent study that number of female prisoners diagnosed with psychological disorders has risen sharply to more than twice the level of male prisoners. Female prisoners are 20 times more likely to die by suicide and suffer with suicidal tendencies than women of the same age in the general population. However, risk factors and indicators of vulnerability for suicide in this group are not well-known.

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    Psychological Disorders of Female Prisoners

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    Crime rate is increasing alarmingly and the number of female offenders has also risen drastically. When convicted by the court of law, female prisoners have been found to show psychological disorders. It has been found from a recent study that number of female prisoners diagnosed with psychological disorders has risen sharply to more than twice the level of male prisoners. Female prisoners are 20 times more likely to die by suicide and suffer with suicidal tendencies than women of the same age in the general population. However, risk factors and indicators of vulnerability for suicide in this group are not well-known.

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    PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS OF FEMALE PRISONERS

    S. Samyuktha1, T. Sowmyya*

    Affiliations
    * Assistant Professor, Forensic Science, Department of Chemistry, University College of Science, Osmania University,
    Hyderabad -500007, Telangana, India.

    ABSTRACT

    Crime rate is increasing alarmingly and the number of female offenders has also risen drastically. When convicted
    by the court of law, female prisoners have been found to show psychological disorders. It has been found from a
    recent study that number of female prisoners diagnosed with psychological disorders has risen sharply to more than
    twice the level of male prisoners. Female prisoners are 20 times more likely to die by suicide and suffer with
    suicidal tendencies than women of the same age in the general population. However, risk factors and indicators of
    vulnerability for suicide in this group are not well-known. From the study conducted by researchers, the percentage
    of female prisoners suffering with mental conditions like schizophrenia, bipolar disease and major depression, post
    traumatic stress disorder, etc. have always been high but many women haven’t been diagnosed. Many women also
    decline to seek treatment until they are behind bars. It was found that most of the female prisoners are victims of
    emotional, sexual and physical abuse from childhood. They toggle through jail and prison often because they don’t
    get adequate treatment or community support. The present study shows that female prisoners have significantly
    higher rates of the mental disorders investigated, when compared with women in the community. The study also
    highlights the need for treatment of the mental disorders of female prisoners which will in turn decrease the crime
    rate of female crime offenders in India.

    KEYWORDS
    Psychological Disorder; Female Prisoners; Suicide; Treatment

    JEL CLASSIFICATION
    H51, I2, K1, K4, Z1

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