Why do women become drug dealers? Are they simply attempting to finance their own
addictions or are their reasons more complex? This vividly written and revealing book presents a complex set of stories about a diverse group of women who were attracted to the drug economy. Dealing focuses on sixteen women whom Barbara Denton met at a women's prison in suburban
Melbourne. She traces the lives of the women as they leave prison, rejoin the drug economy, and sometimes return to jail. This account of why women enter the industry and how they run their drug businesses and manage complex relationships with customers, workers, and the
criminal justice system provides important insights into…
