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16 Feminist Criminology 3 (2021)

handle is hein.journals/femcrim16 and id is 1 raw text is: Article Feminist Criminology 2021, Vol. I6(1) 3-25 An Exploration of ©TheAuthor(s)2020 Article reuse guidelines: sagepub.com/journals-permissions DOI: 10.1177/1557085120951843 Personal Projects journals.sagepub.com/home/fcx Undertaken by Women OSAGE on Probation and Parole Ariel L. Roddy'* , Merry Morash', and Kayla M. Hoskins' Abstract This qualitative research investigates the extent to which 401 women under supervision identify employment-related personal projects (i.e., actions taken to achieve abstract goals) as a way to make their lives better. Psychological theory about personal projects and feminist pathways theory guided the analysis. Findings reveal how project meaningfulness, self-efficacy, and social support to carry out the project affect well-being. Structural barriers, disability, and transportation issues were also identified. Findings suggest that many women pursue and benefit from employment-related projects. Correctional agents can assist women by helping them choose meaningful projects and providing information, resources, and social support. Keywords employment, women offenders, personal projects, probation and parole Criminologists have increasingly recognized the dual influences of an individual's agency and of contextual constraints on the process of desistance from crime (Giordano et al., 2002; King, 2013). Even when opportunities and resources are available to facil- itate change, individuals must want to change and must exercise their agency and take Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA *AII decisions concerning this article were handled by Deputy Editor Dr. Susan Sharp. Corresponding Author: Ariel L. Roddy, School of Criminal Justice, Michigan State University, 655 Auditorium Road, 138 Baker Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA. Email: roddyari@msu.edu

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