When the innocent are punished : the children of imprisoned parents / Peter Scharff Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smith, Peter Scharff, 1971- author.

Series:

Palgrave studies in prisons and penology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children of prisoners--Psychology.

Children of prisoners.

Children's rights.

Psychology.

Physical Description:

viii, 298 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.

Summary:

"Tells the story of prisoner's children - of their situation, problems and human rights - and how they are treated throughout the justice process from the arrest of a parent to imprisonment and release. Based on extensive research from across Europe, Scharff Smith argues that it is a paradox that we hail the family as a fundamental unit in our societies, and insist on regarding children as an especially valuable and vulnerable group of citizens, but at the same time break up families on a massive scale as a result of a conscious, planned and generally unquestioned policy of using imprisonment as a key sanction in the repertoire of punishments. Shedding light on various reform initiatives, this book assists in promoting good practice and improving the experience of children of imprisoned parents."--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I Prison, Society and Prisoners' Children

1 Scenes from Family Life 3

2 When the Innocent are Punished 7

3 Prison and Society 21

Part II Children of Imprisoned Parents: Their Numbers, Problems and Human Rights

4 Children of Imprisoned Parents in Numbers 43

5 The Problems and Reactions of Prisoners' Children: A Review of Research 48

6 Children of Imprisoned Parents and Their Human Rights 82

Part III Prisoners' Children: From Arrest to Release of Their Imprisoned Parents

7 The Arrest of Parents through the Eyes of Children, Police and Social Services / Peter Scharff Smith Smith, Peter Scharff, Jamie Jakobsen Jakobsen, Jamie 115

8 Remand Imprisonment: A Stressful Phase of Transition 133

9 After the Sentence: The Family's Way of Dealing with the Children and the Surroundings 138

10 Visiting in Prisons: Staff, Children, Conditions and Practice / Peter Scharff Smith Smith, Peter Scharff, Janne Jakobsen Jakobsen, Janne 144

11 Home Leave and Other Ways of Maintaining Contact 170

12 When Visits Do Not Take Place: Opting Out of Visits and Discontinuing Contact 180

13 When Contact is Undesirable 187

14 When Dad or Mum Returns: Re-entry and Release 194

15 With Mum or Dad in Prison: Children Who Live witli Their Imprisoned Parent 202

16 Penal Populism and Children of Imprisoned Parents 214

Part IV Conclusion

17 When the Innocent are Punished: Prison, Society and the Effects of Imprisonment 227.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 280-291) and index.

ISBN:

1137414286

9781137414281

OCLC:

870410090