Exiting Prostitution: A Study in Female Desistance

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.

Author: R. Matthews, Helen Easton, Lisa Young
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: 09/29/2014
Pages: 162
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.60lbs
Size: 8.30h x 5.40w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781137289407

About the Author
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 crime control.