War on the Family: Mothers in Prison and the Families They Leave Behind

ISBN-13: 9780415946711 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 220 str.

Renny Golden

Opis

Women are the fastest growing prison population in the US and 75% of women incarcerated in the US are mothers. Renny Golden assesses the reasons behind these rising statistics & examines the impact on families across the country that has been the result.

Recenzje

"In her book War on the Family Mothers in Prison and the Families They Leave Behind, Renny Golden brings to life the pains of imprisonment that incarcerated mothers and their children experience...By sharing the stories of incarcerated mothers and their children in two geographical regions, Golden offers an insightful picture of this typically forgotten group...the author examines the long-term impact of incarceration on the children of incarcerated parents, which few studies have done." -- Jennifer Cobbina, Criminal Justice Review, March 2008

Spis treści

Foreword Introduction Chapter 1: Collateral Damage in the War on Drugs Chapter 2: The Worlds They Inhabit: Joanetta's World Chapter 3: Loss of Childhood: A Family's Story Chapter 4: Family Narratives of Survival and Sorrow: Bell, Melvanie, Nadia and Louella Chapter 5: Expendable Bodies, Racialized Policies Chapter 6: Incarceration: Theater of Terror Chapter 7: Teen Mothers and the Infants Who Saved Them Chapter 8: Children in the Other America Chapter 9: Gonna Rise: Pam's Story Chapter 10: Eyes on the Prize: Theorizing Change Chapter 11: What Is To Be Done in the Meantime? Chapter 12: Beating the Odds Addendum: List of Programs for Families of Incarcerated Mothers

O autorze

Renny Golden is Professor of Criminal Justice, Sociology, and Social Work at Northeastern Illinois University. She is a criminologist, published poet, and well-known activist for social rights in El Salvador and Guatamala. Her previous publications include, Disposable Children: America's Child Welfare System and Oscar Romero: Reflections on His Life and Writings .