Doing time on the outside : incarceration and family life in urban America / Donald Braman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Braman, Donald, 1968-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imprisonment--United States.

Imprisonment.

Imprisonment--Social aspects--United States--Case studies.

Criminal justice, Administration of--Social aspects--United States--Case studies.

Criminal justice, Administration of.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (274 p. ) ill.

Edition:

1st paperback ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A compelling account of the unintended social, financial, and personal consequences of incarceration on the families of prisoners.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

PART I. WHAT WENT WRONG?

Chapter 1. A Public Debate

Chapter 2. "It's a Mess What's Happened"

Chapter 3. The Creation of the Ghetto

Chapter 4. Incarceration as a Response to Public Disorder

PART II. KINSHIP

Chapter 5. On the Ropes: Londa &amp

Derek

Chapter 6. Falling Apart: Thelma &amp

David

Chapter 7. Pulling Families Apart

PART III. EXCHANGE

Chapter 8. Arrested: Edwina &amp

Kenny

Chapter 9. Doing Time: Lilly &amp

Arthur

Chapter 10. Cycling through the System: Zelda &amp

Clinton

Chapter 11. Material and Social Consequences

PART IV. SILENCE

Chapter 12. Missing the Mark: Louisa &amp

Robert

Chapter 13. Problems at Home: Constance &amp

Jonathan

Chapter 14. Work Worries: Tina &amp

Dante

Chapter 15. Depression and Isolation: Robin &amp

Aaron

Chapter 16. Coping: Murielle &amp

Dale

Chapter 17. Faith and Church: Dolores &amp

Lawrence

Chapter 18. Social Silence

CONCLUSION: LOOKING AHEAD

Postscript

Appendix: Methodology and Data Sources

Acknowledgments

Notes

Index.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on information from the publisher.

ISBN:

9786612423352

9781282423350

1282423355

9780472021772

047202177X

OCLC:

794701614