Impact of Youth Imprisonment on the Lives of Parents

This book focuses on the parents whose adolescent male children are sent to prison. Charting many of the adversities which parents face - from violence, severe psychological stress, to stigma and shame - the book provides one of the first empirical assessments of the ways parents manage the consequences of serious crime.

Sommario

1.Introduction 2.The Complexity of Youth-Parent Relationships 3.Parent-Child Lives Before Prison 4.The Challenges of Visitation 5.Adapting and Coping with Imprisonment 6.Conclusion

Info autore

Daniel McCarthy is Professor of Criminology in the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey, UK.
Maria Adams is Senior Lecturer of Criminology in the Department of Sociology at the University of Surrey, UK.

Riassunto

This book focuses on the parents whose adolescent male children are sent to prison. Charting many of the adversities which parents face – from violence, severe psychological stress, to stigma and shame – the book provides one of the first empirical assessments of the ways parents manage the consequences of serious crime.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Maria Adams, Adams Maria, Daniel Mccarthy, Daniel (Department of Sociology Mccarthy, Daniel (University of Surrey Mccarthy, McCarthy Daniel
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 18.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032559247
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3255924-7
• Pagine: 184
• Serie: Routledge Studies in Crime, Justice and the Family
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Analisi delle strutture sociali; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Pedagogia > Pedagogia sociale, assistenza sociale; Medicine, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Marriage & Family, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, Social Work, Sociology: family & relationships, Social issues & processes, Legal aspects of criminology, Social Law, Social and ethical issues, Penology and punishment, Prisons, Sociology: family and relationships, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Juvenile offenders, Criminal justice law, Criminology: legal aspects, Medicine and Nursing, Social law and Medical law, Juvenile Criminal Law