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Kvinnors väg ur kriminalitet
Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS).
Malmö University, Faculty of Health and Society (HS).
2020 (Swedish)Independent thesis Basic level (degree of Bachelor), 10 credits / 15 HE creditsStudent thesis
Abstract [sv]

Den här uppsatsen har haft som syfte att undersöka hur processen till desistance ser ut för kvinnor som haft en kriminell livsstil. Vidare har syftet varit att bidra med ökad förståelse kring faktorer och vändpunkter kring kvinnors desistance som har varit av relevans. Både desistance som process och kvinnor som begår brott har varit kunskapsluckor inom forskningen idag. Därmed är det relevant att studera kvinnors väg ut ur den kriminella livsstilen, både utifrån kunskapsluckor och preventiva syften. I den här uppsatsen har 6 semistrukturerade intervjuer utförts. Resultatet av studien visade att vägen till desistance bland kvinnor kan se olika ut från person till person och präglas av flera faktorer eller vändpunkter. Dock har likheter och gemensamma aspekter i processerna hittats. Resultatet av studien visade på att det kan finnas flera faktorer eller vändpunkter som inträffar samtidigt eller i nära anslutning under processens gång. Resultatet visade även på att kvinnornas process till desistance kan bestå av zick-zackmönster där processen till avslut inte är helt rak utan kan innefatta perioder av brottslighet och icke-brottslighet. Faktorer och vändpunkter som visade sig vara en central del i processen var sociala band, att bli mamma, påföljder, fri från missbruk, insikt i livsstil och kärleksrelationer. Dock visade resultatet på olika effekter av vändpunkterna och faktorerna, att vara mamma och fängelsestraffet kunde både upplevas som effektgivande till processen till desistance men för vissa gav det ingen effekt till avslut.

Abstract [en]

The aim of this study has been to examine the process to desistance for women who has had a criminal lifestyle. The aim has also been to contribute with an increased understanding of factors and turning points around women’s desistance. Both desistance as a process and women who commit crimes have been knowledge gaps within the field of research today. It is therefore relevant to study the way out of criminal lifestyle for women both from the knowledge gap and for prevention reasons. This study is based on 6 semi-structured interviews. The results show that the way to desistance among women can be different from one person to another and be characterized by many factors or turning points. However, common aspects and similarities have been found in the processes. The results also showed that there could be more than one factor or turning point that occur at the same time or within close connection throughout the course of the process. The result also showed that the process to desistance for the women can contain zig-zag patterns where the process to desistance is not simple and can include both periods of crime and periods without any involvement in crime. The factors and turning points that were central in the process were social bonds, to become a mother, sanctions, free from addiction, insight in the lifestyle and love relationships. However, the result also showed some different effects from the turning points and factors, where becoming a mother and imprisonment could both be experienced as effectgiving to the process to desistance but also for some women not contribute to the desistance and have no effect.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Malmö universitet/Hälsa och samhälle , 2020. , p. 35
Keywords [sv]
Desistance, Faktorer, Kriminell livsstil, Kvinnor, Vändpunkter
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Social Sciences
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URN: urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-25354Local ID: 32551OAI: oai:DiVA.org:mau-25354DiVA, id: diva2:1486863
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HS Criminology
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Available from: 2020-11-03 Created: 2020-11-03Bibliographically approved

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