Generations through prison : experiences of intergenerational incarceration / Mark Halsey & Melissa de Vel-Palumbo.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Halsey, Mark, author.

De Vel-Palumbo, Melissa, author.

Series:

Routledge studies in crime, justice and the family

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners--Family relationships.

Prisoners.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 168 pages).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

"Around one in five prisoners report the previous or current incarceration of a parent. Many such prisoners attest to the long-term negative effects of parental incarceration on one's own sense of self and on the range and quality of opportunities for building a conventional life. And yet, the problem of intergenerational incarceration has received only passing attention from academics, and virtually little if any consideration from policy makers and correctional officials. This book-the first of its kind-offers an in-depth examination of the causes, experiences and consequences of intergenerational incarceration. It draws extensively from surveys and interviews with second, third, fourth and fifth generation prisoners to explicate the personal, familial and socio-economic contexts typically associated with incarceration across generations. The book examines 1) the emergence of the prison as a dominant if not life-defining institution for some families, 2) the link between intergenerational trauma, crime and intergenerational incarceration, 3) the role of police, courts, and corrections in amplifying or ameliorating such problems, and 4) the possible means for preventing intergenerational incarceration. This is undeniably a book that bears witness to many tragic and traumatic stories. But it is also a work premised on the idea that knowing these stories-knowing that they often resist alignment with pre-conceived ideas about who prisoners are or who they might become-is part and parcel of advancing critical debate and, more importantly, of creating real change. The book will be of interest to students, academics and lay audiences"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Notes

Chapter 1: Intergenerational incarceration in context

Are the effects of intergenerational incarceration causal?

Possible mechanisms of intergenerational incarceration

Unanswered questions

Chapter 2: Getting and analysing the data

Survey

Interviews

Chapter 3: The ubiquity of trauma and loss

Size of the problem

Meaning of the problem

Ethan

Leroy

Mick

Implications

Chapter 4: Three generations through prison

Brian and Robert

Brian

Robert

Ruby and Mick

Ruby

Adam

Conclusion

Note

Chapter 5: Prison as homecoming

Chapter 6: Prison as criminogenic event

Where has all the rehabilitation gone?

(Re)connecting criminal peers

Problematic transitions to community

Impacting the next generation

Prison as rehabilitative space

Chapter 7: The fortunate few: Evading intergenerational incarceration

Boys will be boys (and girls will be girls): Gender-based explanations

The stabilising role of family

Learning from familial others: the (potential) deterrent effect of crime and incarceration

'Choosing' to live a good life

Chapter 8: Concluding remarks

Appendix: Interviewee sample characteristics

References

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-351-24055-2

1-351-24057-9

1-351-24056-0

9781351240574

OCLC:

1128886645