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1|Acknowledgements|7
1|Contents|9
1|1: Defining Desistance|11
2|Defining Desistance|12
2|Desistance and the (Absence of) the ‘Woman Question’|16
2|Aims of Desisting Sisters|17
2|Desistance Contexts|18
2|Northshire|19
3|Southton|20
3|Easton|20
3|Central Town|21
3|Northton|22
3|Weston|22
2|Formal Desistance Settings|23
3|The Women’s Centres|23
3|The Housing for Northshire Project|24
2|Participant Profiles|25
2|Chapter Outline|28
2|Conclusion|29
2|Bibliography|31
1|2: Explaining Desistance: Traditional Perspectives|35
2|Ontogenetic Explanations|36
3|Critiquing Maturational Theory|38
3|Maturational Theory and Gender|38
2|Sociogenic Explanations|39
3|Marriage|40
3|Employment|42
3|Other Social Bonds|42
3|Critiquing Social Bonds Theory|43
3|Social Bonds Theory and Gender|44
2|Subjective Explanations|46
3|Hope and Self-Efficacy|49
3|Shame, Remorse and Stigma|50
3|Identity|51
3|Narrative Theory and Gender|53
2|Combining Explanations|55
2|Conclusion|57
2|Bibliography|59
1|3: A Case of Growing Up? A Feminist Critique of Maturational Theory|64
2|Support for the Ontogenetic Theory|65
2|Late-Onset Offending|71
2|One-off Offending|75
2|Conclusion|77
2|Bibliography|78
1|4: ‘A Good Job and the Love of a Good Woman’: A Feminist Critique of Social Bonds Theory|80
2|Adult Social Bonds|81
2|Employment|82
3|Contexts of Employment|82
3|Educating Northshire|88
3|The Paradox of Volunteering|90
3|Employment, Education and the Justice System|92
2|Romantic Relationships|94
3|Holly’s Story|95
3|Supportive Relationships, Domestic Abuse and Desistance: Similar Desistance Outcomes for Vastly Different Experiences|97
3|Relationships with Men and Offending|99
3|Independence and Desistance|101
3|Romantic Relationships and the Criminal Justice System (CJS)|103
2|Becoming a Mother|105
2|Gaining Stable Accommodation|107
2|Communities, Friendships and Desistance|111
2|Conclusion|114
2|Bibliography|117
1|5: All in the Head? A Feminist Critique of Subjective Theory|121
2|Hope and Self-Efficacy|122
2|Shame, Remorse and Internalising Stigma|131
2|Identity|138
3|Offender/Ex-Offender Identities|139
3|Alternative Identities|145
3|Victim Identities|150
3|Survivor/Bricoleur|153
2|Conclusion|157
2|Bibliography|161
1|6: (In)Justice Systems|165
2|The Risk-Need-Responsivity Approach|167
3|Prison|167
3|Probation|171
3|Punishment of the Poor|174
2|Social Justice and Desistance|178
2|Staff Narratives of Resilience, Survival and Resistance|185
2|Conclusion|189
2|Bibliography|192
1|7: Making the Invisible Visible|197
2|Social Harm|198
2|Agency|203
2|Anti-Carceral Feminism and Abolitionism|207
2|The Personal and the Political|210
2|Conclusion|212
2|Bibliography|215
1|8: Conclusion|220
2|The Female Offenders Strategy|221
3|Residential Women’s Centres|223
3|Electronic Monitoring|224
2|A Woman-Wise, Community-Based Penology|225
3|Women’s Centre Funding Ring-Fenced|226
3|Domestic Violence Support, Including Refuges, Funding Ring-Fenced|226
3|Investment into Community-Based Tiered Support|227
3|In-Work Poverty Abolished|227
3|Abolishing Universal Credit|228
3|Affordable Social Housing|229
3|A Continuation of Supportive Staff-Service User Relationships|229
3|Sentencing Reform and Decarceration|230
3|Closure of Women’s Prisons|231
2|Methodological Implications|232
2|Conclusion|233
2|Bibliography|235
1|Appendix: Methodology|238
2|Methodological Approach and Justification|239
3|The Role of the Researcher|239
3|Observation Research|241
3|Semi-Structured Interviews|245
2|Limitations|249
2|Ethical Considerations|251
1|Bibliography|253
1|Index|271
1|Contents|9
1|1: Defining Desistance|11
2|Defining Desistance|12
2|Desistance and the (Absence of) the ‘Woman Question’|16
2|Aims of Desisting Sisters|17
2|Desistance Contexts|18
2|Northshire|19
3|Southton|20
3|Easton|20
3|Central Town|21
3|Northton|22
3|Weston|22
2|Formal Desistance Settings|23
3|The Women’s Centres|23
3|The Housing for Northshire Project|24
2|Participant Profiles|25
2|Chapter Outline|28
2|Conclusion|29
2|Bibliography|31
1|2: Explaining Desistance: Traditional Perspectives|35
2|Ontogenetic Explanations|36
3|Critiquing Maturational Theory|38
3|Maturational Theory and Gender|38
2|Sociogenic Explanations|39
3|Marriage|40
3|Employment|42
3|Other Social Bonds|42
3|Critiquing Social Bonds Theory|43
3|Social Bonds Theory and Gender|44
2|Subjective Explanations|46
3|Hope and Self-Efficacy|49
3|Shame, Remorse and Stigma|50
3|Identity|51
3|Narrative Theory and Gender|53
2|Combining Explanations|55
2|Conclusion|57
2|Bibliography|59
1|3: A Case of Growing Up? A Feminist Critique of Maturational Theory|64
2|Support for the Ontogenetic Theory|65
2|Late-Onset Offending|71
2|One-off Offending|75
2|Conclusion|77
2|Bibliography|78
1|4: ‘A Good Job and the Love of a Good Woman’: A Feminist Critique of Social Bonds Theory|80
2|Adult Social Bonds|81
2|Employment|82
3|Contexts of Employment|82
3|Educating Northshire|88
3|The Paradox of Volunteering|90
3|Employment, Education and the Justice System|92
2|Romantic Relationships|94
3|Holly’s Story|95
3|Supportive Relationships, Domestic Abuse and Desistance: Similar Desistance Outcomes for Vastly Different Experiences|97
3|Relationships with Men and Offending|99
3|Independence and Desistance|101
3|Romantic Relationships and the Criminal Justice System (CJS)|103
2|Becoming a Mother|105
2|Gaining Stable Accommodation|107
2|Communities, Friendships and Desistance|111
2|Conclusion|114
2|Bibliography|117
1|5: All in the Head? A Feminist Critique of Subjective Theory|121
2|Hope and Self-Efficacy|122
2|Shame, Remorse and Internalising Stigma|131
2|Identity|138
3|Offender/Ex-Offender Identities|139
3|Alternative Identities|145
3|Victim Identities|150
3|Survivor/Bricoleur|153
2|Conclusion|157
2|Bibliography|161
1|6: (In)Justice Systems|165
2|The Risk-Need-Responsivity Approach|167
3|Prison|167
3|Probation|171
3|Punishment of the Poor|174
2|Social Justice and Desistance|178
2|Staff Narratives of Resilience, Survival and Resistance|185
2|Conclusion|189
2|Bibliography|192
1|7: Making the Invisible Visible|197
2|Social Harm|198
2|Agency|203
2|Anti-Carceral Feminism and Abolitionism|207
2|The Personal and the Political|210
2|Conclusion|212
2|Bibliography|215
1|8: Conclusion|220
2|The Female Offenders Strategy|221
3|Residential Women’s Centres|223
3|Electronic Monitoring|224
2|A Woman-Wise, Community-Based Penology|225
3|Women’s Centre Funding Ring-Fenced|226
3|Domestic Violence Support, Including Refuges, Funding Ring-Fenced|226
3|Investment into Community-Based Tiered Support|227
3|In-Work Poverty Abolished|227
3|Abolishing Universal Credit|228
3|Affordable Social Housing|229
3|A Continuation of Supportive Staff-Service User Relationships|229
3|Sentencing Reform and Decarceration|230
3|Closure of Women’s Prisons|231
2|Methodological Implications|232
2|Conclusion|233
2|Bibliography|235
1|Appendix: Methodology|238
2|Methodological Approach and Justification|239
3|The Role of the Researcher|239
3|Observation Research|241
3|Semi-Structured Interviews|245
2|Limitations|249
2|Ethical Considerations|251
1|Bibliography|253
1|Index|271