In the Shadow of Prison : Families, Imprisonment and Criminal Justice

ISBN-13: 9781843922469 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 216 str.

Helen Codd

Opis

Provides an account of the relationship between families, prisons and penal policies in the United Kingdom. This book explores debates in relation to prisoners and their families, and introduces the reader to relevant theoretical approaches. It incorporate

Spis treści

1. The Landscape of Punishment: Family Ties and Penal Policy 2. Why Care? Family Ties and Other Justifications 3. Who Cares? The Effects of Imprisonment on Families 4. Prisoners' Families and the Law 5. Imprisoned Women and their Families 6. Supporting Prisoners and their Families 7. Conclusions

O autorze

Helen Codd is Principal Lecturer and International Co-Ordinator in the Centre for Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of Central Lancashire.