Table of Contents
Introduction, Candace Kruttschnitt and Catrien Bijleveld Part I: Pathways to Prison 1. From juvie to jail: Gendered risk and protective factors for adult incarceration among high-risk institutionalized boys and girls in the Netherlands, Katharina J. Joosen, Mioara V. Zoutewelle-Terovan, Anne-marie Slotboom and Victor R. van der Geest 2. It all has to do with men. How abusive romantic relationships impact on female pathways to prison, An Nuytiens and Jenneke Christiaens 3. On the fringes: Female prisoners in Ukraine. Are they Unique?, Marianna Klochko, Alexei Serdyuk, Oleksandr Golovko and Olena Syniavska Part II: Imprisoned Mothers and their Children 4. Dynamics in the Caregiving situation of children of incarcerated mothers, Sanne Hissel, Mirjam Oosterman, Catrien Bijleveld, Peter van der Laan and Carlo Schuengel 5. Growing up with an incarcerated mother: Life course trajectories of children of incarcerated mothers in Denmark, Rikke Fuglsang Olsen and Signe Frederiksen Part III: Desistance 6. Perceptions of police legitimacy among female sex workers in Sri Lanka, Madeleine Novich 7. Women offender’s perception of treatment by police and courts, Jennifer Cobbina and Merry Morash 8. Women’s re-incarceration: The influence of marriage and children, Elanie Rodermond, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Mioara Zoutewelle-Terovan 9. Offending and desistance amongst young women, Gillian McIvor.