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Exiting Prostitution

A Study in Female Desistance

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  • © 2014

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  1. Roger Matthews

    1. University of Kent, UK

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  2. Helen Easton

    1. London South Bank University, UK

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  3. Lisa Young

    1. Eaves, UK

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  4. Julie Bindel

    1. UK

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About this book

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.

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Table of contents (6 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. The Dynamics of Exiting and Desistance

    • Roger Matthews, Helen Easton, Lisa Young, Julie Bindel
    Pages 1-19

  3. Examining the Process of Change

    • Roger Matthews, Helen Easton, Lisa Young, Julie Bindel
    Pages 20-44

  4. Barriers and Opportunities

    • Roger Matthews, Helen Easton, Lisa Young, Julie Bindel
    Pages 45-71

  5. Exiting Among Women Involved in On-Street and Off-Street Prostitution

    • Roger Matthews, Helen Easton, Lisa Young, Julie Bindel
    Pages 72-94

  6. Models of Service Provision

    • Roger Matthews, Helen Easton, Lisa Young, Julie Bindel
    Pages 95-121

  7. Exiting, Policy and Practice

    • Roger Matthews, Helen Easton, Lisa Young, Julie Bindel
    Pages 122-149

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 150-162
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Reviews

"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 over their own lives." - Shadd Maruna, Dean, School of Criminal Justice, Rutgers University Newark, USA

Authors and Affiliations

  • University of Kent, UK

    Roger Matthews

  • London South Bank University, UK

    Helen Easton

  • Eaves, UK

    Lisa Young

  • UK

    Julie Bindel

About the authors

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.

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