The Impact of Youth Imprisonment on the Lives of Parents

ISBN-13: 9780367185848 / Twarda / 2023 / 184 str.

UK) Adams Maria (University of Surrey

Opis

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.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.