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

Samantha Jeffries, Tristan Russell, Yodsawadi Thipphayamongkoludom, Prarthana Rao, Chontit Chuenurah, Swe Zin Linn Phyu and Iraz Rana Zeren
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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

Laws, 2022, vol. 11, issue 2, 1-22

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.

Keywords: gender; prison; feminist pathways; violence; sex offences; Thailand; Southeast Asia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D78 E61 E62 F13 F42 F68 K0 K1 K2 K3 K4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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