The Impact of Youth Imprisonment on the Lives of Parents

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Daniel McCarthy (Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, UK) Maria Adams (Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, UK)

The Impact of Youth Imprisonment on the Lives of Parents

Daniel McCarthy (Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, UK), Maria Adams (Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, UK)

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Routledge
18 December 2024

Social work; Prisons; Criminal justice law; Juvenile criminal law; Sentencing & punishment

Series: Routledge Studies in Crime, Justice and the Family

It has long been argued that families play a crucial role in helping support prisoners during and beyond their time in prison. Through harnessing material and emotional support offered through family, prisoners can have a stronger commitment to move towards prosocial pathways via these important social ties. Yet, often overlooked are the experiences of families themselves in providing support for prisoners. This book focuses on parents whose adolescent male children are sent to prison. Charting many of the adversities which parents face – from violence, 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 and navigate relationships with their children in prison.

As well as documenting major social hardships of imprisonment, the book will also assess the heterogeneous impacts on relationships between parents and their male children, including cases where relationships may improve or worsen over the sentence. With sensitivity to issues of gender, ethnicity and inequality in families, this book sheds new light on many of the problems of youth crime and presents a highly topical insight into the effects of imprisonment on parents.

An accessible and compelling read, this book will appeal to students and scholars of criminology, youth justice, sociology and all those interested in the role of families in supporting prisoners.

By: Daniel McCarthy (Department of Sociology University of Surrey UK), Maria Adams (Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
ISBN: 9781032559247
ISBN 10: 1032559241
Series: Routledge Studies in Crime, Justice and the Family
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 18 December 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

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

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.