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Families Shamed: The Consequences of Crime for Relatives of Serious Offenders (Routledge Advances in Ethnography)
Rachel Condry
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Description for Families Shamed: The Consequences of Crime for Relatives of Serious Offenders (Routledge Advances in Ethnography)
Paperback. Examines the experiences of relatives of those accused or convicted of serious crimes such as murder, manslaughter, rape and sex offenses.This book focuses on how relatives dealt with the contradiction inherent in supporting someone and yet not condoning his or her actions. Series: Routledge Advances in Ethnography. Num Pages: 232 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 13. Weight in Grams: 370.
This book examines the experiences of relatives of those accused or convicted of serious crimes such as murder, manslaughter, rape and sex offences. A broader literature exists on prisoners' families, but few studies have looked specifically at those related to serious offenders, or considered their experience other than as prison visitors. Many of the difficulties faced by 'mundane' prisoners' families are magnified for the relatives of serious offenders, first by the length of sentence, and secondly by the seriousness and stigmatizing impact through association of the offence itself. Families Shamed draws upon intense qualitative research which ... Read more
This book examines the experiences of relatives of those accused or convicted of serious crimes such as murder, manslaughter, rape and sex offences. A broader literature exists on prisoners' families, but few studies have looked specifically at those related to serious offenders, or considered their experience other than as prison visitors. Many of the difficulties faced by 'mundane' prisoners' families are magnified for the relatives of serious offenders, first by the length of sentence, and secondly by the seriousness and stigmatizing impact through association of the offence itself. Families Shamed draws upon intense qualitative research which ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Willan
Number of pages
232
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Series
Routledge Advances in Ethnography
Condition
New
Number of Pages
232
Place of Publication
Cullompton, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781843925019
SKU
V9781843925019
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About Rachel Condry
Rachel Condry is a Lecturer in Criminology, and a Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford University. Her research interests include: family violence; the families of offenders and victims; the family in youth justice; secondary victimization; narrative accounts and neutralizations; vicarious shame and stigma; the state regulation of parenting and family life.
Reviews for Families Shamed: The Consequences of Crime for Relatives of Serious Offenders (Routledge Advances in Ethnography)
'This is a pioneering study of the families of serious offenders;it explores the shame and stigma they experience in a careful and thoughtful way. Extremely well-written, it should be read by everybody with an interest in crime and punishment.' Professor Frances Heidensohn, London School of Economics, UK