the children of imprisoned parents
Edición de la obra When the innocent are punished
| Autor | Peter Scharff Smith |
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| Editorial | Palgrave Macmillan |
| Fecha de publicación | 2014 |
| Lugar | Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire, New York, NY |
| Idioma | inglés |
| Páginas | 298 |
| ISBN-13 | 9781137414281 |
| ISBN-10 | 1137414286 |
| OCLC | 870410090 |
| LCCN | 2014453416 |
| Serie | Palgrave studies in prisons and penology · Palgrave studies in prisons and penology |
| Número de Cutter | S656w |
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"Tells the story of prisoner's children - of their situation, problems and human rights - and how they are treated throughout the justice process from the arrest of a parent to imprisonment and release. Based on extensive research from across Europe, Scharff Smith argues that it is a paradox that we hail the family as a fundamental unit in our societies, and insist on regarding children as an especially valuable and vulnerable group of citizens, but at the same time break up families on a massive scale as a result of a conscious, planned and generally unquestioned policy of using imprisonment as a key sanction in the repertoire of punishments. Shedding light on various reform initiatives, this book assists in promoting good practice and improving the experience of children of imprisoned parents."--Provided by publisher.