Precarious identities: ‘Young’ motherhood, desistance and stigma

Criminology and Criminal Justice

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 407-422

  Sharpe, Gilly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Desistance; identity; stigma; women; young motherhood

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939616182     PISSN: 17488958     EISSN: 17488966     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1748895815572163     Document Type: Article

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