The compassionate court? support, surveillance, and survival in prostitution diversion programs / Corey S. Shdaimah, Chrysanthi S. Leon, and Shelly A. Wiechelt.
| Author/creator | Shdaimah, Corey S. |
| Other author | Leon, Chrysanthi S. |
| Other author | Wiechelt, Shelly A. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Temple University Press, 2023. |
| Description | pages cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction: Prostitution Diversion Programs--A New Paradigm or Business as Usual? -- 1: Prostitution Diversion: Criminalization, Individual Responsibility, and Rescue -- 2: Study Sites: PDPs in Baltimore and Philadelphia -- 3: Coercion and Choice -- 4: "I've Been Raped, I've Been Robbed, But I Could Have Been Killed": Intersections of Trauma, Substance Use Problems, and Prostitution in the Eyes of the Court -- 5: "I've [got] Hooker Court every month": Shame and Shaming in PDPs -- 6: Building, Rebuilding, and Surveilling Relationships: Social Connection in the Shadow of the Courts -- 7: Transformative or Conforming Practice?: Navigating the Possible -- 8: "Better than nothing"? -- Appendix A: Original Study Description -- Appendix B: "Looking Back, Looking Forward" Follow Up Study -- Appendix C: Project Dawn Court and Specialized Prostitution Diversion Participants -- Appendix D: Criminal Legal System Professionals. |
| Abstract | "This book draws on interviews and observations from two court-affiliated prostitution diversion programs and a nonprofit agency following participants through court, prison, probation, programming, and returns to their lives. They compare the forces coercing women towards and away from sex work"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2022053639 |
| ISBN | 9781439922002 (cloth) |
| ISBN | 9781439922019 (paperback) |
| ISBN | (pdf) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |