The Impact of Youth Imprisonment on the Lives of Parents

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

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Routledge
29 September 2023

Sociology: family & relationships; Social work; Juvenile offenders; 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 (University of Surrey UK), Maria Adams (University of Surrey, UK)
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 138mm,
Weight: 453g
ISBN: 9780367185848
ISBN 10: 0367185849
Series: Routledge Studies in Crime, Justice and the Family
Pages: 184
Publication Date: 29 September 2023
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.