Women are responsible for only 10 per cent of homicides in Australia, Canada, England, and the US, and because it’s such a small sample size not much research has been done into the motives and behaviours that drive female killers.
Dr. Kathryn M. Whiteley, a feminist criminologist, has been researching women who kill for over 20 years. She’s spoken to more than a hundred women behind bars, many of whom are serving life sentences with no chance of parole.
Dr. Whiteley’s focus is on telling their stories and understanding their experiences and perspectives in their own words.
You can listen to Dr Kathryn’s conversations on her podcast Self Identities: Conversations With Convicted Women here.
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Guest: Kathryn M. Whiteley
Host: Gemma Bath
Producer: Tahli Blackman
Audio Producer: Jacob Round
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