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Around one in five prisoners report the previous or current
incarceration of a parent. Many such prisoners attest to the
long-term negative effects of parental incarceration on one's own
sense of self and on the range and quality of opportunities for
building a conventional life. And yet, the problem of
intergenerational incarceration has received only passing attention
from academics, and virtually little if any consideration from
policy makers and correctional officials. This book - the first of
its kind - offers an in-depth examination of the causes,
experiences and consequences of intergenerational incarceration. It
draws extensively from surveys and interviews with second-, third-,
fourth- and fifth-generation prisoners to explicate the personal,
familial and socio-economic contexts typically associated with
incarceration across generations. The book examines 1) the
emergence of the prison as a dominant if not life-defining
institution for some families, 2) the link between
intergenerational trauma, crime and intergenerational
incarceration, 3) the role of police, courts, and corrections in
amplifying or ameliorating such problems, and 4) the possible means
for preventing intergenerational incarceration. This is undeniably
a book that bears witness to many tragic and traumatic stories. But
it is also a work premised on the idea that knowing these stories -
knowing that they often resist alignment with pre-conceived ideas
about who prisoners are or who they might become - is part and
parcel of advancing critical debate and, more importantly, of
creating real change. Written in a clear and direct style, this
book will appeal to students and scholars in criminology,
sociology, cultural studies, social theory and those interested in
learning about more about families in prison.
This book offers a post-structuralist critique of the problems
associated with modernist accounts of environmental harm and
regulation. Through a notably detailed micro-political analysis of
forest conflict, the author explores the limits of academic
commentary on environmental issues and suggests that the
traditional variables of political economy, race and gender need to
be recast in light of four key modalities through which 'the
environment' and 'environmental damage' are (re)produced. Focusing
on vision, speed, lexicon and affect, the book engages a new ethic
for categorizing and regulating 'nature' and challenges
criminologists, sociologists, cultural theorists and others to
reconsider what it is possible to say and do about environmental
problems.
Around one in five prisoners report the previous or current
incarceration of a parent. Many such prisoners attest to the
long-term negative effects of parental incarceration on one's own
sense of self and on the range and quality of opportunities for
building a conventional life. And yet, the problem of
intergenerational incarceration has received only passing attention
from academics, and virtually little if any consideration from
policy makers and correctional officials. This book - the first of
its kind - offers an in-depth examination of the causes,
experiences and consequences of intergenerational incarceration. It
draws extensively from surveys and interviews with second-, third-,
fourth- and fifth-generation prisoners to explicate the personal,
familial and socio-economic contexts typically associated with
incarceration across generations. The book examines 1) the
emergence of the prison as a dominant if not life-defining
institution for some families, 2) the link between
intergenerational trauma, crime and intergenerational
incarceration, 3) the role of police, courts, and corrections in
amplifying or ameliorating such problems, and 4) the possible means
for preventing intergenerational incarceration. This is undeniably
a book that bears witness to many tragic and traumatic stories. But
it is also a work premised on the idea that knowing these stories -
knowing that they often resist alignment with pre-conceived ideas
about who prisoners are or who they might become - is part and
parcel of advancing critical debate and, more importantly, of
creating real change. Written in a clear and direct style, this
book will appeal to students and scholars in criminology,
sociology, cultural studies, social theory and those interested in
learning about more about families in prison.
Damage to the environment is now one of the most serious threats to
quality of life. In recent years, criminologists have shown an
increased interest in theorizing environmental problems. But
despite its recent 'green revolution', criminology has arguably yet
to grasp the limits of its commentaries on environmental damage. In
this book, the author surveys the problems associated with
modernist accounts of environmental harm and offers in their place
an explication of the main insights associated with
post-structuralist thought. Centred predominantly around the work
of Gilles Deleuze (and Felix Guattari), the book applies key
post-structuralist concepts to an ongoing site of environmental
harm, contestation and legal in(ter)ventions. Focusing on vision,
speed, lexicon and affect, the book engages a new ethics for
categorizing and regulating 'Nature' and challenges criminologists
and others to reconsider what it is possible to say and do about
environmental problems.
Corruption is a problem in prisons about which we hear very little,
except when there is an escape from custody or other scandal that
makes the media. The closed nature of correctional institutions has
made the activities that go on within them less visible to the
outside world. While some persons might be inclined to dismiss
correctional corruption as an issue, this view ignores the scale of
criminality and misconduct that can go on in prison and the impact
it can have upon not just the good order of the prison or the
rights of prisoners but on the prospects for successful
reintegration of ex-prisoners into society. This book is the first
to examine the phenomenon in any detail or to suggest what might be
done to reduce its incidence and the harms that can arise from it.
Andrew Goldsmith, Mark Halsey and Andrew Groves argue that it is
not enough to tackle corruption alone. Rather there should be a
broader attempt to promote what the authors call 'correctional
integrity'.
How is the modern world shaping young people and youth crime? What
impact is this having on the latest policies and practice? Are
current youth justice services working? With contributions from
leading researchers in the field, this book offers an insightful,
scholarly and critical analysis of such key issues. Youth Offending
and Youth Justice engages constructively with current policy and
practice debates, tackling issues such as the criminalisation and
penalisation of youth, sentencer decision-making, the incarceration
of young people and the role of public opinion. It also features an
applied focus on professional practice. Drawing on a wide range of
high-quality research, this book will enrich the work of
practitioners, managers, policy-makers, students and academics in
social work, youth work, criminal justice and youth justice in the
UK and beyond.
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