Rehab Retrospect

Former Prostitutes and the (Re)construction of Deviance

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2152579
AutoresKristan Mccray (a University of North Florida , Jacksonville, Florida, USA), Jennifer K Wesely (0000-0001-7941-449X, a University of North Florida , Jacksonville, Florida, USA), Christine E Rasche (a University of North Florida , Jacksonville, Florida, USA)
Ano2011
Volume32
Fascículo8
Páginas743-768
Data de publicação2011-09-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoDeviant Behavior (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0163-9625 • E-ISSN: 1521-0456
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01639625.2010.514224
OpenAlexW2100128660
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas9
Referências citadas42

In this study, in-depth qualitative interviews with former street prostitutes currently in an outpatient drug rehabilitation program are utilized to examine the transition out of prostitution and from a deviant to a non-deviant identity. Little extant literature explores the relationships between stigma management and desistance as prostitutes attempt to exit the industry. This research finds that while in rehab, the women activated meanings of their previous drug addiction both as a stigma management technique and as a cognitive process that distances them from the prostitute identity. They conceptually bundled their prostitution identity with that of drug addiction, ultimately reinforcing that they completed the transition out of deviance. Additional informationNotes on contributorsKristan McCray KRISTAN McCRAY is a former Victim Advocate with the State Attorney's Office in Jacksonville, Florida. She received her Master's degree in Criminal Justice from the University of North Florida in 2009. Her thesis is entitled "Beyond the Risk Factors: A Look into the Intricacies of Women's Decision to Prostitute." Jennifer K. Wesely JENNIFER K. WESELY, Ph.D. is Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of North Florida. Her work addresses gender, marginalized populations, and social justice. She recently co-authored the book Hard Lives, Mean Streets: Violence in the Lives of Homeless Women (Jasinski, Wesely, Wright, & Mustaine, Northeastern University Press, 2010). Christine E. Rasche CHRISTINE E. RASCHE, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, University of North Florida, where she has taught for the past 37 years. Her research has primarily focused on issues affecting women in their relationships to the criminal justice system, as victims, offenders, prisoners, and justice practitioners

Criminology · Deviance (statistics · Sociology · Statistics · Crime, Deviance, and Social Control · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Engineering · Mathematics · Psychology · Sex work and related issues