Women’s pains of punishment: experiences of female offenders serving community sentences in Lithuania
LTReikšminiai žodžiai: Moterys; Lygtinis paleidimas; Bausmių skyrimas; Stigmatizacija; Women; Probation; Punishment; Stigmatisation.
ENUsing the concept of ‘pains of punishment’, the article analyses the experiences of Lithuanian women serving community sentences. Our study demonstrates that women experience the universal pains of punishment associated with stigmatisation, shame, and the inconveniences caused by punishment, as well as constraints and anxieties about impending imprisonment. Furthermore, the complex context of their social environment (relationships with partners, children, and other loved ones) contributes to these pains. In contrast to some previous studies, the Lithuanian women’s experiences do not fall under the category of ‘demanding clients’ since the research participants do not think of the Probation Service as an institution that could meet their needs and provide them with assistance. [From the publication]
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