ABSTRACT

The second chapter provides information on this study’s feminist intersectionality framework; the study background (what inspired it, what the initial purpose was, and how and why it was transformed into an entirely different project); the study’s setting, the design, data collection and sampling procedures. It offers descriptive information about the respondents; it outlines the purpose, and describes how this study builds on, but goes beyond, the existing research on girls behind bars. Last, the author attempts to address the study’s weaknesses, some inherent to qualitative design, others particular to the author’s writing style and research profile.