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Gender disparities in sentence discourses for parental figures convicted of severe violence against minors in their care in Portugal

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datacite.subject.fosCiências Sociais::Psicologia
datacite.subject.sdg05:Igualdade de Género
dc.contributor.authorCabral, João
dc.contributor.authorAragón, Maria del Mar Martin
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Andreia Castro
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-27T18:07:49Z
dc.date.available2026-07-27T18:07:49Z
dc.date.issued2025-02-26
dc.description.abstractThis study aimed to scrutinize court discourses in cases of severe violence by parental figures against minors. Studies on gender differences in judicial settings have revealed that women may be either protected or demonized, as framed by the chivalry hypothesis, familial paternalism, and the double deviance/evil woman hypothesis. This study analyzed 66 judicial sentences involving parental figures (i.e., fathers/stepfathers and mothers/stepmothers) who committed extreme violence against minors. Using Braun and Clarke’s (2012) thematic analysis, we found three main themes: Description of the Act, Courts' Justifications, and Aggravating Factors. Findings revealed that maternal figures received more mentions of mitigating circumstances, psychological state, and motivations for committing their crime, but were more harshly punished and criticized, supporting the evil woman hypothesis. In a field lacking ample data, this study offers crucial findings that warrant discussion for contextualizing and guiding future research.eng
dc.description.sponsorshipFundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - FCT
dc.identifier.citationCabral, J., Del Mar Martin Aragón, M., & Rodrigues, A. C. (2025). Gender disparities in sentence discourses for parental figures convicted of severe violence against minors in their care in Portugal. International Journal for Crime Justice and Social Democracy. https://doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.3622
dc.identifier.doi10.5204/ijcjsd.3622
dc.identifier.issn2202-8005
dc.identifier.issn2202-7998
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/14041
dc.language.isoeng
dc.peerreviewedyes
dc.publisherQueensland University of Technology
dc.relationUID/04810/2020
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.titleGender disparities in sentence discourses for parental figures convicted of severe violence against minors in their care in Portugaleng
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue2
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal for Crime Justice and Social Democracy
oaire.citation.volume15
oaire.versionhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85

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