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Families, imprisonment and legitimacy : the cost of custodial penalties / Cara Jardine.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jardine, Cara, 1984- author.
- Series:
- Routledge studies in crime, justice and the family
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Prisoners' families.
- Prisoners--Family relationships.
- Prisoners.
- Imprisonment--Social aspects.
- Imprisonment.
- Physical Description:
- x, 160 pages ; 25 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
- Summary:
- "This book examines what it means to be a family within the restrictive and distressing context of imprisonment. It sheds new light on the barriers to family life experienced by prisoners, and on our understanding of wider issues such as poverty and social marginalisation, the role of family relationships on desistance from crime, and legitimacy"-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Jardine, Cara, 1984- Families, imprisonment and legitimacy
- ISBN:
- 9781138329348
- 1138329347
- OCLC:
- 1108782066
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