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Exiting Prostitution: A Study in Female Desistance
R. Matthews
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Description for Exiting Prostitution: A Study in Female Desistance
Paperback. How people move from deviant to conventional lifestyles is an issue that has attracted considerable interest over the past few years. However, much of this work has focused on men desisting from crime. This book provides one of the first examinations of desistance which is centred on women and, more specifically, how they exit prostitution. Num Pages: 176 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: JFMX; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 138 x 217 x 10. Weight in Grams: 222.
How people move from deviant to conventional lifestyles is an issue that has attracted considerable interest over the past few years. However, much of this work has focused on men desisting from crime. This book provides one of the first examinations of desistance which is centred on women and, more specifically, how they exit prostitution.
How people move from deviant to conventional lifestyles is an issue that has attracted considerable interest over the past few years. However, much of this work has focused on men desisting from crime. This book provides one of the first examinations of desistance which is centred on women and, more specifically, how they exit prostitution.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
162
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137289407
SKU
V9781137289407
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Ref
99-15
About R. Matthews
Author Roger Matthews: Roger Matthews is Professor of Criminology at London South Bank University, UK. He is Head of the Crime Reduction and Community Safety Research Group. He is sole author of Armed Robbery and Prostitution, Politics and Policy. He has also produced joint authored texts on community safety and edited a number of books on criminological theory, imprisonment and ... Read more
Reviews for Exiting Prostitution: A Study in Female Desistance
"Prostitution is an emotive subject and for too long warring ideologies have impeded necessary social scientific evidence gathering on the topic. This study transcends such debates, treating sex workers neither as offenders to be punished nor as helpless victims to be rescued. The result is a fascinating, important analysis of how women involved in prostitution are able to take control ... Read more