When the Innocent are Punished [electronic resource] : The Children of Imprisoned Parents /
Smith, Peter Scharff.author.
There are millions of children experiencing parental imprisonment all over the world. This book is about their problems, human rights and how they are treated throughout the justice process from the arrest of a parent to imprisonment and release.
Description based upon print version of record.
Cover; Half-Title ; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Part I Prison, Society and Prisoners' Children; 1 Scenes from Family Life; 2 When the Innocent are Punished; 3 Prison and Society; Part II Children of Imprisoned Parents: Their Numbers, Problems and Human Rights; 4 Children of Imprisoned Parents in Numbers; 5 The Problems and Reactions of Prisoners' Children: A Review of Research; 6 Children of Imprisoned Parents and Their Human Rights; Part III Prisoners' Children: From Arrest to Release of Their Imprisoned Parents
7 The Arrest of Parents through the Eyes of Children, Police and Social Services8 Remand Imprisonment: A Stressful Phase of Transition; 9 After the Sentence: The Family's Way of Dealing with the Children and the Surroundings; 10 Visiting in Prisons: Staff, Children, Conditions and Practice; 11 Home Leave and Other Ways of Maintaining Contact; 12 When Visits Do Not Take Place: Opting Out of Visits and Discontinuing Contact; 13 When Contact is Undesirable; 14 When Dad or Mum Returns: Re-entry and Release; 15 With Mum or Dad in Prison: Children Who Live with Their Imprisoned Parents
16 Penal Populism and Children of Imprisoned ParentsPart IV Conclusion; 17 When the Innocent are Punished: Prison, Society and the Effects of Imprisonment; Appendix: Prison Visits, Interviews and National Surveys; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Includes bibliographical references and index.
There are millions of children experiencing parental imprisonment all over the world. This book is about their problems, human rights and how they are treated throughout the justice process from the arrest of a parent to imprisonment and release.
Crime-Sociological aspects.
Social policy.
International relations.
Corrections.
Punishment.
Criminology.
Crime and Society.
Children, Youth and Family Policy.
International Relations.
Prison and Punishment.
Family.
Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.