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Imprisoned fathers and their children / Gwyneth Boswell and Peter Wedge.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boswell, Gwyneth.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Children of prisoners--Great Britain.
- Children of prisoners.
- Prisoners' families--Effect of imprisonment on--Great Britain.
- Prisoners' families.
- Prisoners--Great Britain--Family relationships.
- Prisoners.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (175 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- London ; Philadelphia : Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- More than 125,000 children in the UK alone are 'sentenced' to separation from their imprisoned parents. This book draws on extensive research and experience to examine the effect this kind of separation can have on the emotional development of a child and on family relationships. They make suggestions for work with prisoners and families.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Imprisoned Fathers and their Children
- Dedication
- Acknowledgements
- Contents
- 1 Setting the Scene
- 2 Characteristics and Perceptions of Prisoner Fathers
- 3 The Effects of Father Imprisonment upon Children
- 4 Provision for Father-Child Contact
- 5 Families' Experiences of Father-Child Contact
- 6 Formal and Informal Support Systems
- 7 Strategies for Change
- References
- Subject index
- Author Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 159-167) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781846423031
- 1846423031
- 9781417502844
- 1417502843
- OCLC:
- 567903581
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