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Mapping Women’s and Men’s Pathways into Thailand’s Prisons for Homicide and Sex Offences: Utilising a Feminist Pathways Approach

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  • Samantha Jeffries

    (School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4122, Australia)

  • Tristan Russell

    (School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4122, Australia)

  • Yodsawadi Thipphayamongkoludom

    (Office of the Bangkok Rules, Thailand Institute of Justice, Bangkok 10330, Thailand)

  • Prarthana Rao

    (Office of the Bangkok Rules, Thailand Institute of Justice, Bangkok 10330, Thailand)

  • Chontit Chuenurah

    (Office of the Bangkok Rules, Thailand Institute of Justice, Bangkok 10330, Thailand)

  • Swe Zin Linn Phyu

    (Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Languages; Asia Euro University, Phnom Penh 12156, Cambodia)

  • Iraz Rana Zeren

    (School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and the Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane, QLD 4122, Australia)

Abstract

In feminist criminology, there is a growing body of research exploring pathways to prison, but few studies have specifically sought to map women’s journeys into the criminal justice system for crimes of physical violence and sex offending. Gender comparative research is sparse, and, to date, we know little about women and men imprisoned in Thailand for these types of crimes. Subsequently, in this paper, we report findings from a gender comparative feminist pathways study conducted in Thailand, with a specific focus on violence and sex offending; namely, homicide, sexual assault, human trafficking, and sex work-related offences. We utilise a qualitative analysis of life-history interviews to centre and value these women’s and men’s voices, establish their backstories, and thematically map their imprisonment trajectories. Three pathways to prison emerged: (1) lifestyles of contravention, (2) harmed and harming, and (3) destructive masculinity. Utilising the participants’ descriptions, we highlight similarities and variance by gender within and between these pathways.

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  • Samantha Jeffries & Tristan Russell & Yodsawadi Thipphayamongkoludom & Prarthana Rao & Chontit Chuenurah & Swe Zin Linn Phyu & Iraz Rana Zeren, 2022. "Mapping Women’s and Men’s Pathways into Thailand’s Prisons for Homicide and Sex Offences: Utilising a Feminist Pathways Approach," Laws, MDPI, vol. 11(2), pages 1-22, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jlawss:v:11:y:2022:i:2:p:30-:d:784707
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