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December 4, 2025SocietiesOpen Access

“It’s Not Just a Boys Club”—Exploring the Role of Female Offenders in Organised Criminal Groups Within Australia

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Content analysis reveals diverse roles of women in organised criminal groups, highlighting the impact of trauma and economic precarity.

Women in organised criminal groups can be traffickers, recruiters, and advisors, showing a spectrum of roles in criminal activities.
Significant findings identify drug trafficking and money laundering as key areas for female offenders, often linked to broader social issues.
Content analysis of 84 court judgement transcripts from 2010 to 2024 highlights the experiences of female offenders in these groups.
This work emphasizes the importance of a gender-sensitive framework to understand women's agency in criminal activities.

Adrian Leiva (2025) studied this question.

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