Parole hustle : a preliminary study on the lived experiences of females serving parole in Nelson Mandela Bay

dc.contributor.authorThornton, Jessica Leigh
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-15T11:37:26Z
dc.date.available2023-05-15T11:37:26Z
dc.date.issued2023-11
dc.description.abstractPURPOSE : This paper aims to shift from the male offender perspective in attempts to explore the stories and lived experiences of five females on parole in Nelson Mandela Bay, as most correctional research in South Africa focuses on the male offender experience. The experiences of females are largely ignored both in terms of reform and in research, and while only a few South African studies on female criminality have emerged, little is known about the impact of incarceration and reintegration on their livelihoods. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH : This paper makes use of an ethnographic approach as the narrative follows the complex realities of females on parole to include their voice, depth and experience in the debate within the parole experiences measure framework. This study made use of five individual interviews and observations, which were complemented by existing literature. FINDINGS : This paper provides insights on the experiences, vulnerabilities, challenges, fears and concerns of females on parole and the relative social costs of their incarceration. The experiences allow for a deeper understanding of the shades of their experiences of powerlessness, gender-specific sexualisation and exploitation, economic vulnerability and destitution and social alienation and exclusion which uniquely influences behavioural and emotional deficits. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS/IMPLICATIONS : Because the number of females on parole in Nelson Mandela Bay is few, this study could only interview five female offenders. Yet, as this study is ethnographic in nature, it offers a deep understanding of these five female offenders. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS : This research offers an insight into the social ills faced by female on parole. This work highlights the effects of incarceration are often felt by females long after their release since their experience of imprisonment affects their future prospects, damaging and debilitating. This paper suggests self-reclamation that could lead to positive reactions towards rehabilitative and reintegration. This research opens up the larger debate and does not offer tangible recommendations. ORIGINALITY/VALUE : This paper fulfils an identified need to study parole amongst female offenders.en_US
dc.description.departmentSocial Work and Criminologyen_US
dc.description.librarianhj2023en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe National Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://www.emerald.com/insight/publication/issn/2056-3841en_US
dc.identifier.citationTThornton, J.L. (2023), "Parole hustle: a preliminary study on the lived experiences of females serving parole in Nelson Mandela Bay", Journal of Criminological Research, Policy and Practice, Vol. 9 No. 3/4, pp. 150-162. https://doi.org/10.1108/JCRPP-08-2022-0042.en_US
dc.identifier.issn2056-3841
dc.identifier.other10.1108/JCRPP-08-2022-0042
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/90681
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherEmeralden_US
dc.rights© 2023, Emerald Publishing Limiteden_US
dc.subjectRehabilitationen_US
dc.subjectParoleen_US
dc.subjectFemale offendersen_US
dc.subjectCorrectional facilitiesen_US
dc.subjectFemale criminalityen_US
dc.subjectRecidivismen_US
dc.titleParole hustle : a preliminary study on the lived experiences of females serving parole in Nelson Mandela Bayen_US
dc.typePostprint Articleen_US

Files

Original bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
Thornton_Parole_2023.pdf
Size:
172.16 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Postprint Article

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Loading...
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description: