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Doing time on the outside : incarceration and family life in urban America /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Braman, Donald, 1968-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Imprisonment > United States.
Imprisonment > Social aspects > United States > Case studies.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Social aspects > United States > Case studies.
Table of Contents:
  • A public debate
  • "It's a mess what's happened"
  • The creation of the ghetto
  • Incarceration as a response to public disorder
  • On the ropes : Londa & Derek
  • Falling apart : Thelma & David
  • Pulling families apart
  • Arrested : Edwina & Kenny
  • Doing time : Lilly & Arthur
  • Cycling through the system : Zelda & Clinton
  • Material and social consequences
  • Missing the mark : Louisa & Robert
  • Problems at home : Constance & Jonathan
  • Work worries : Tina & Dante
  • Depression and isolation : Robin & Aaron
  • Coping : Murielle & Dale
  • Faith and church : Dolores & Lawrence
  • Social silence.