Prisoners' Children | What are the issues? | Roger Shaw | Taylor & Fra

ABSTRACT

This book is concerned with the unintended consequences of the incarceration of parents on children.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

part |1 pages

Part I The impact of parental imprisonment upon children

chapter 1|10 pages

The separation of children and parents: some issues and problems

chapter 2|16 pages

Infants with mothers in prison

chapter 3|12 pages

Mothers inside, children outside: what happens to the dependent children of female inmates?

chapter 4|9 pages

Imprisoned fathers and the orphans of justice

chapter 5|24 pages

Prison rule 102: ‘stand by your man’: the impact of penal policy on the families of prisoners

chapter 6|12 pages

Men’s imprisonment: the financial cost to women and children

chapter 7|13 pages

We are not the problem: black children and their families within the criminal justice system

part |1 pages

Part II The response of society

chapter 8|13 pages

The child, the imprisoned parent and the law

chapter 9|13 pages

Prisoners’ children: the role and responsibility of the prison service in England and Wales

chapter 10|20 pages

Health, social, and educational needs of parents and children affected by imprisonment in Scotland: Dan Anderson, John Basson, Kay Blackstock, Tom Buyers, Angus Creighton, Kate Gill, Roisin Hall, Moira Maclean, Margaret McTaggart, John Pearce. Edited with an introduction by Ian Thompson

chapter 11|14 pages

The Northern Ireland troubles: long-term prisoners and their children

chapter 12|9 pages

Prisoners’ families: should the probation service have a role?

chapter 13|8 pages

A link with normality: the role a school could play to help a prisoner’s child in crisis

chapter 14|14 pages

Prisoners’ children: the role of prison visitors’ centres

chapter 15|9 pages

Conclusion: politics, policy, and practice