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The Impact of Youth Imprisonment on the Lives of Parents
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.
| Author(s) | By Daniel McCarthy (Department of Sociology, University of Surrey, UK), Maria Adams (University of Surrey,UK). |
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| Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 184 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 29 Sept 2023 |
| Availability | POD |
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.
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.
