Motherhood in and After Prison - The Impact of Maternal Incarceration

Motherhood In and After Prison focuses on how imprisonment impacts incarcerated mothers' maternal identity, emotions and role. It explores both the short and longer-term consequences of sending mothers to prison.

About the author

Dr Lucy Baldwin is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at De Montfort University. Her career has encompassed working with Social Services, the Probation Service and Prisons, which led her to research the entire spectrum of maternal imprisonment and become a campaigner for the better treatment of women by the justice system. She is the author of the acclaimed Mothering Justice: Working With Mothers in Criminal and Social Justice Settings (Waterside Press, 2015), the first whole book in the UK to take motherhood and criminal justice as its focus.

Summary

Motherhood In and After Prison is based on first-hand accounts by imprisoned mothers/grandmothers of their incarceration. It is a feminist, matricentric tour de force, deeply probing their multi-layered challenges and putting forward recommendations for positive change.

Product details

• Authors: Lucy Baldwin
• Publisher: Waterside Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2022
• EAN: 9781914603204
• ISBN: 978-1-914603-20-4
• No. of pages: 328
• Subjects: Guides > Law, job, finance > Family law; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories