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Every year millions of families are affected by the imprisonment of a family member. Children of imprisoned parents alone can be counted in millions in the USA and in Europe. It is a bewildering fact that while we have had prisons for centuries, and the deprivation of liberty has been a central pillar in the Western mode of punishment since the early nineteenth century, we have only relatively recently embarked upon a serious discussion of the severe effects of imprisonment for the families and relatives of offenders and the implications this has for society. This book draws together some of the excellent research that addresses the impact of criminal justice and incarceration in particular upon the families of offenders. It assembles examples of recent and ongoing studies from eight different countries in order to not only learn about the secondary effects and 'collateral consequences' of imprisonment but also to understand what the experiences and lived realities of prisoners' families means for the sociology of punishment and our broader understanding of criminal justice systems. While punishment and society scholarship has gained significant ground in recent years it has often remained silent on the ways in which the families of prisoners are affected by our practices of punishment. This book provides evidence of the importance of including families within this scholarship and explores themes of legitimacy, citizenship, human rights, marginalization, exclusion, and inequality.
Introduction: The Sociology of Punishment and the Effects of Imprisonment on Families / Rachel Condry and Peter Scharff Smith -- Part I. Prisoners' Families and Social Inequality -- 2. Prisoners' Families and the Problem of Social Justice / Rachel Condry -- 3. Parental Incarceration and Family Inequality in the United States / Joyce A. Arditti -- 4. How Much Might Mass Imprisonment Affect Childhood Inequality? / Sara Wakefield and Christopher Wildeman -- 5. 'I'm the man and he's the woman!': Gender Dynamics among Couples During and After Prison / Megan Comfort -- 6. Missing and Missing Out: Social Exclusion in Children with an Incarcerated Parent / Susan M. Dennison and Kirsten L. Besemer -- 7. Are the Children of Prisoners Socially Excluded? A Child-​Centred Perspective / Helene Oldrup and Signe Frederiksen -- Part II. Penal Power and Human Rights -- 8. Prisoners' Families, Public Opinion, and the State: Punishment and Society from a Family and Human Rights Perspective / Peter Scharff Smith -- 9. 'The sins and traumas of fathers and mothers should not be visited on their children': The Rights of Children When a Primary Carer is Sentenced to Imprisonment in the Criminal Courts / Shona Minson -- 10. 'Someone should have just asked me what was wrong': Balancing Justice, Rights, and the Impact of Imprisonment on Children and Families in Scotland / Nancy Loucks and Tania Loureiro -- 11. Eroding Legitimacy? The Impact of Imprisonment on the Relationships between Families, Communities, and the Criminal Justice System / Cara Jardine -- 12. Prisoners' Families, Penal Power, and the Referred Pains of Imprisonment / Caroline Lanskey, Friedrich Lösel, Lucy Narkson, and Karen Souza -- 13. Rights and Security in the Shadow of the Irish Prison: Developing a Children's Rights Approach to Prison Visits in Ireland / Fiona Donson and Aisling Parkes -- Part III. The Lived Experiences of Prisoners' Families in Europe, North America, and Australia -- 14. 'Everyone is in damage control': The Meanings and Performance of Family for Second and Third Generation Prisoners / Mark Halsey -- 15. The Legally Sanctioned Stigmatization of Prisoners Families / Marie Hutton -- 16. Time, the Pains of Imprisonment, and 'Coping': The Perspectives of Prisoners' Partners / Anna Kotova -- 17. Sharing Imprisonment: Experiences of Prisoners and Family Members in Portugal / Rafaela Granja -- 18. Betwixt and Between: Incarcerated Men, Familial Ties, and Social Visibility / Shenique S. Thomas and Johnna Christian -- 19. The Systemic Invisibility of Children of Prisoners / Else Marie Knudsen.
edited by Rachel Condry, Peter Scharff Smith.
Includes bibliographical references and index.