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Penal Cultures and Female Desistance
Drawing on comparative research offering insight into the female journey towards desistance in Sweden and England, this book considers how the lived experience of desisting from crime compares across contrasting penological landscapes.
| Author(s) | By Linnea OEsterman. |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 240 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 13 Dec 2017 |
| Availability | Available |
Drawing on comparative research offering insight into the female journey towards desistance in Sweden and England, this book considers how the lived experience of desisting from crime compares across contrasting penological landscapes.
1. Introducing penal cultures and female desistance 2. Gender, penality and desistance in cross-national contexts 3. Researching women's journey towards desistance in diverse cultures and contexts 4. Mapping the female offender's journey: Points of depart
Linnea OEsterman is an early career researcher and lecturer at the University of Greenwich. Her research interests revolve around gender and crime, desistance, qualitative comparative criminology, Nordic criminal justice and restorative interventions. Com
