Desistance and persistence: women and habitual violence in late Victorian and Edwardian England
Desistance and persistence: women and habitual violence in late Victorian and Edwardian England
Historicized research on female habitual criminality provides insight into the interactions and struggles of marginalized women. Female recidivists, forming a large proportion of habitual offenders, prompted fears among Victorian and Edwardian contemporaries over the efficacy of the justice system. Recent research indicates that recidivism was a gendered process, women facing greater marginalization and stigmatization before, during and after offending than men, yet there remains little discussion focusing specifically on violent offending. This article examines violent female recidivism in the late Victorian and Edwardian period, focusing on women’s entries, desistance and persistence in violence and at how reoffending impacted their post-offending lives.
Criminal justice system, female offending, habitual offending, recidivism, violent crime
Di Méo, Grace
a0ac3989-f216-4505-8f6a-97da47adfe45
7 July 2023
Di Méo, Grace
a0ac3989-f216-4505-8f6a-97da47adfe45
Di Méo, Grace
(2023)
Desistance and persistence: women and habitual violence in late Victorian and Edwardian England.
Women & Criminal Justice.
(doi:10.1080/08974454.2023.2228759).
Abstract
Historicized research on female habitual criminality provides insight into the interactions and struggles of marginalized women. Female recidivists, forming a large proportion of habitual offenders, prompted fears among Victorian and Edwardian contemporaries over the efficacy of the justice system. Recent research indicates that recidivism was a gendered process, women facing greater marginalization and stigmatization before, during and after offending than men, yet there remains little discussion focusing specifically on violent offending. This article examines violent female recidivism in the late Victorian and Edwardian period, focusing on women’s entries, desistance and persistence in violence and at how reoffending impacted their post-offending lives.
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Desistance and Persistence Women and Habitual Violence in Late Victorian and Edwardian England
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Accepted/In Press date: 2023
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Criminal justice system, female offending, habitual offending, recidivism, violent crime
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