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Winner of the British Society of Criminology Book Prize, 2015Fleetwood explores how women become involved in trafficking, focusing on the lived experiences of women as drug mules. Offering theoretical insights from gender theory and transnational criminology, Fleetwood argues that women's participation in the drugs trade cannot be adequately understood through the lenses of either victimization or agency.
Winner of the British Society of Criminology Book Prize, 2015
Fleetwood explores how women become involved in trafficking, focusing on the lived experiences of women as drug mules. Offering theoretical insights from gender theory and transnational criminology, Fleetwood argues that women's participation in the drugs trade cannot be adequately understood through the lenses of either victimization or agency.
1. Introduction: Cartels and Cocaine Queens 2. Imagining Drug Trafficking: Mafias, Markets, Mules 3. What do Women Talk About When They Talk About Trafficking? 4. Who are the 'Traffickers'? 5. For Money and Love: Women's Narratives About Becoming Mules 6. Beginning Mule-work 7. Mule-work and Gender 8. Backing Out 9. Conclusion: Women's Offending in Global Context