Prisons, punishment, and the family : towards a new sociology of punishment? / edited by Rachel Condry, Peter Scharff Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Condry, Rachel, editor.

Smith, Peter Scharff, 1971- editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Punishment--Social aspects.

Punishment.

Prisoners' families.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Summary:

Every year millions of families are affected by the imprisonment of a family member. Children of imprisoned parents alone can be counted in millions in the USA and in Europe. It is a bewildering fact that while we have had prisons for centuries, and the deprivation of liberty has been a central pillar in the Western mode of punishment since the early nineteenth century, we have only relatively recently embarked upon a serious discussion of the severe effects of imprisonment for the families and relatives of offenders and the implications this has for society.0This book draws together some of the excellent research that addresses the impact of criminal justice and incarceration in particular upon the families of offenders. It assembles examples of recent and ongoing studies from eight different countries in order to not only learn about the secondary effects and 'collateral consequences' of imprisonment but also to understand what the experiences and lived realities of prisoners' families means for the sociology of punishment and our broader0understanding of criminal justice systems. While punishment and society scholarship has gained significant ground in recent years it has often remained silent on the ways in which the families of prisoners are affected by our practices of punishment. This book provides evidence of the importance of including families within this scholarship and explores themes of legitimacy, citizenship, human rights, marginalization, exclusion, and inequality.

Contents:

Cover; Prisons, Punishment, and the Family; Copyright; Contents; List of Contributors; 1. The Sociology of Punishment and the Effects of Imprisonment on Families; Part I. Prisoners' Families and Social Ineuqlity; 2. Prisoners' Families and the Problem of Social Justice; 3. Parental Incarceration and Family Inequality in the United States; 4. How Much Might Mass Imprisonment Affect Childhood Inequality?; 5. 'I'm the man and he's the woman!': Gender Dynamics among Couples During and After Prison; 6. Missing and Missing Out: Social Exclusion in Children with an Incarcerated Parent

7. Are the Children of Prisoners Socially Excluded? A Child-​Centred PerspectivePart II. Penal Power and Human Rights; 8. Prisoners' Families, Public Opinion, and the State: Punishment and Society from a Family and Human Rights Perspective; 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; 10. 'Someone should have just asked me what was wrong': Balancing Justice, Rights, and the Impact of Imprisonment on Children and Families in Scotland

11. Eroding Legitimacy? The Impact of Imprisonment on the Relationships between Families, Communities, and the Criminal Justice System12. Prisoners' Families, Penal Power, and the Referred Pains of Imprisonment; 13. Rights and Security in the Shadow of the Irish Prison: Developing a Children's Rights Approach to Prison Visits in Ireland; Part 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

15. The Legally Sanctioned Stigmatization of Prisoners Families16. Time, the Pains of Imprisonment, and 'Coping': The Perspectives of Prisoners' Partners; 17. Sharing Imprisonment: Experiences of Prisoners and Family Members in Portugal; 18. Betwixt and Between: Incarcerated Men, Familial Ties, and Social Visibility; 19. The Systemic Invisibility of Children of Prisoners; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

ISBN:

0-19-253814-4

0-19-184725-9

0-19-253813-6