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Exiting Prostitution
Matthews, Roger; Easton, Helen; Reynolds, L.; Young, Lisa; Bindel, Julie
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Description for Exiting Prostitution
Hardback. 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: 171 pages, biography. BIC Classification: JFMX; JFSJ1; JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 328.
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
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
171
Condition
New
Number of Pages
162
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137289414
SKU
V9781137289414
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Ref
99-15
About Matthews, Roger; Easton, Helen; Reynolds, L.; Young, Lisa; Bindel, Julie
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
"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