Inmates and Their Wives - Incarceration and Family Life

This is the first comprehensive and up-to-date study of how inmates and their wives cope with incarceration and to what extent conjugal visit programs help their marriages. The findings of a family support program in upper New York State compares different groups and has implications for social welfare and corrections professionals.

The authors review the historical background of family support programs for prison inmates, the related literature, and raise questions about the kinds of policies, programs, and services that affect inmates and their families. They point to the effects of clinical intervention on different ethnic groups and make recommendations for the future to help the couples better cope.

List of contents

Preface
Introduction
The Literature on Incarceration and Family Life
Research Methods
Inmate Family Coping
Family Relations
Findings: Family Reunion Program
Policies, Programs and Services
Clinical Intervention with Inmates and Their Families
Conclusions and Research Recommendations
References

About the author

Bonnie Carlson, Neil Cervera

Product details

• Authors: Bonnie E. Carlson, Carlson Bonnie, Neil Cervera, Cervera Neil
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.10.1992
• EAN: 9780313274817
• ISBN: 978-0-313-27481-7
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general); SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Sociology: family & relationships, Penology and punishment, Sociology: family and relationships, Penology & punishment, Welfare & benefit systems, Welfare and benefit systems, Current Events and Issues