Prisons, punishment, and the family : towards a new sociology of punishment? / Rachel Condry and Peter Scharff Smith
- Published
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
- Edition
- First edition.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Access Online
- Oxford scholarship online: ezaccess.libraries.psu.edu
- Series
- Contents
- Machine generated contents note: 1.The Sociology of Punishment and the Effects of Imprisonment on Families / Peter Scharjf Smith -- I.PRISONERS' FAMILIES AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY -- 2.Prisoners' Families and the Problem of Social Justice / Rachel Condry -- 3.Parental Incarceration and Family Inequality in the United States / Joyce A. Arditti -- 4.How Much Might Mass Imprisonment Affect Childhood Inequality? / Christopher Wildeman -- 5.`I'm the man and he's the woman!': Gender Dynamics among Couples During and After Prison / Megan Comfort -- 6.Missing and Missing Out: Social Exclusion in Children with an Incarcerated Parent / Kirsten L. Besemer -- 7.Are the Children of Prisoners Socially Excluded? A Child-Centred Perspective / Signe Frederiksen -- II.PENAL POWER AND HUMAN RIGHTS -- 8.Prisoners' Families, Public Opinion, and the State: Punishment and Society from a Family and Human Rights Perspective / Peter Scharff Smith -- 9.`The sins and traumas of fathers and mothers should not be visited on their children': The Rights of Children When a Primary Carer is Sentenced to Imprisonment in the Criminal Courts / Shona Minson -- 10.`Someone should have just asked me what was wrong': Balancing Justice, Rights, and the Impact of Imprisonment on Children and Families in Scotland / Tdnia Loureiro -- 11.Eroding Legitimacy? The Impact of Imprisonment on the Relationships between Families, Communities, and the Criminal Justice System / Cam Jardine -- 12.Prisoners' Families, Penal Power, and the Referred Pains of Imprisonment / Karen Souza -- 13.Rights and Security in the Shadow of the Irish Prison: Developing a Children's Rights Approach to Prison Visits in Ireland / Aisling Parkes -- III.THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF PRISONERS' FAMILIES IN EUROPE, NORTH AMERICA, AND AUSTRALIA -- 14.`Everyone is in damage control': The Meanings and Performance of Family for Second and Third Generation Prisoners / Mark Halsey -- 15.The Legally Sanctioned Stigmatization of Prisoners Families / Marie Hutton -- 16.Time, the Pains of Imprisonment, and `Coping': The Perspectives of Prisoners' Partners / Anna Kotova -- 17.Sharing Imprisonment: Experiences of Prisoners and Family Members in Portugal / Rafaela Granja -- 18.Betwixt and Between: Incarcerated Men, Familial Ties and Social Visibility / Johnna Christian -- 19.The Systemic Invisibility of Children of Prisoners / Else Marie Knudsen.
- Summary
- This volume examines the effects of incarceration on the families and children of prisoners with a view to gaining a better understanding of our thinking about punishment and the workings of criminal justice systems.
- Subject(s)
- ISBN
- 9780191847257 (ebook)
- Audience Notes
- Specialized.
- Note
- This edition previously issued in print: 2018.
- Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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