This book makes a unique contribution to the internationalisation of criminological knowledge about gender and desistance through a qualitative cross-national e

This book represents a brief treatise on the theory and research behind the concept of desistance from crime. This ever-growing field has become increasingly re

Focusing on three key stages of the criminal justice process, discipline, punishment and desistance, and incorporating case studies from Asia, the Americas, Eur

​Female offenders are often perceived as victims who commit crimes as a self-defense mechanism or as criminal deviants whose actions strayed from typical ‘w

This book provides an important, critical, feminist perspective on desistance theory and practice. It is built around 23 original, narrative interviews with wom