Introduction
Pathways to prison
From juvie to jail : gendered risk and protective factors for adult incarceration among high-risk institutionalized boys and girls in the Netherlands / Katharina J. Joosen, Mioara Zoutewelle-Terovan, Anne-Marie Slotboom and Victor R. van der Geest
"It all has to do with men:" how abusive romantic relationships impact on female pathways to prison / An Nuytiens and Jenneke Christiaens /
On the fringes : female prisoners in Ukraine : are they unique? / Marianna Klochko, Alexey Serdyuk, Oleksandr Golovko and Olena Syniavska
Imprisoned mothers and their children
Growing up with an incarcerated mother : life course trajectories of children of incarcerated mothers in Denmark / Rikke Fuglsang Olsen and Signe Frederiksen
Dynamics in the caregiving situation of children of incarcerated mothers / Sanne Hissel, Mirjam Oosterman, Catrien Bijleveld, Peter van der Laan and Carlo Schuengel
Desistance
Perceptions of police legitimacy among female sex workers in Sri Lanka / Madeleine Novich
Women offender's perception of treatment by police and courts / Jennifer Cobbina and Merry Morash
Women's re-incarceration : the influence of marriage and children / Elanie Rodermond, Anne-Marie Slotboom, and Mioara Zoutewelle-Terovan
Offending and desistance amongst young women / Gillian McIvor.