Women's Desistance in a Colonial Context

This book voices the narratives of 15 women (10 of whom identify as M-ori) with histories of imprisonment in Aotearoa New Zealand, and makes an original contribution to desistance literature by bringing greater conceptual clarity to gendered aspects of the desistance process and how these manifest in a colonial setting.

Grace Low is a researcher and lecturer at Oxford Brookes University. Her research interests concern women's desistance from crime, with a focus on their experiences of motherhood, social relationships, and housing or 'home'. She completed her PhD at the University of Auckland in 2023.

1. Introduction, 2. Gendered Desistance in a Colonial Context, 3. The Study, 4, Families of Origin, Intimate Partners, Friends/Associates, 5. Children and the Salience of Motherhood, 6. Employment, 7. Recovery Programmes, 8. Housing and 'Home', 9. Conclusions: Theoretical and Practical Implications for Women's Desistance