Abstract:The results of a multimethod study carried out in the largest female penitentiary in the state of Minas Gerais challenge the premise, often mentioned in the Brazilian literature, that women arrested for drug trafficking have been led to criminality by male influence. They indicate that, while present in the narratives provided by incarcerated women, male influence is not the main reason for their involvement in drug trafficking. Gender, poverty, structural racism, and the selectivity of the criminal justice sy… Show more
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