Desisting Sisters

Outlines a feminist approach to desistance
Examines and analyses desistance journeys of women with community sentences, to fill a gap in the literature which has focused primarily on the experiences of males
Challenges the trajectory of policies for ensuring that women desist from crime

Appeals to academics interested in desistance, criminal justice, social justice and feminist theory as well as (ex) offenders and practitioners within probation, prison, police services and voluntary agencies and policy makers

Outlines a feminist approach to desistance Examines and analyses desistance journeys of women with community sentences, to fill a gap in the literature which has focused primarily on the experiences of males Challenges the trajectory of policies for ensuring that women desist from crime Appeals to academics interested in desistance, criminal justice, social justice and feminist theory as well as (ex) offenders and practitioners within probation, prison, police services and voluntary agencies and policy makers

Auteur

Úna Barr is Lecturer in Criminology at Liverpool John Moores University, UK. She completed her PhD at the University of Central Lancashire, conducting research into the plurality of female experiences of crime, the criminal justice system and the context-specific circumstances of processes that bring about change in offending. Her primary research interests include feminism, abolitionism and desistance.

Contenu

1. Defining Desistance.- 2. Explaining Desistance.-3. A Case Of Growing Up? A Feminist Critique Of Maturational Theory.-4. 'A Good Job And The Love Of A Good Woman? A Feminist Critique Of Social Bonds Theory.- 5. All In The Head? A Feminist Critique Of Subjective Theory.- 6. (In)Justice Systems.- 7. Making The Invisible Visible.- 8. Conclusion. <p