Golden War on the Family

Mothers in Prison and the Families They Leave Behind
Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-1-135-93970-0
Verlag: CRC Press
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten

In this timely book, renowned criminologist and activist Renny Golden sheds light on the women behind bars and the 350,000 children they leave behind. In exposing the fastest growing prison population-a direct result of Reagan's War on Drugs-Golden sets up new framework for thinking about how to address the situation of mothers in prison, the risks and needs of their children and the implications of current judicial policies.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Golden, Renny

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziologie Allgemein
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Familiensoziologie
• Rechtswissenschaften Strafrecht Kriminologie, Strafverfolgung
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Kriminalsoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: Collateral Damage in the War on Drugs
Chapter 2: The Worlds They Inhabit: Joanetta's World
Chapter 3: Loss of Childhood: A Family's Story
Chapter 4: Family Narratives of Survival and Sorrow: Bell, Melvanie, Nadia and Louella
Chapter 5: Expendable Bodies, Racialized Policies
Chapter 6: Incarceration: Theater of Terror
Chapter 7: Teen Mothers and the Infants Who Saved Them
Chapter 8: Children in the Other America
Chapter 9: Gonna Rise: Pam's Story
Chapter 10: Eyes on the Prize: Theorizing Change
Chapter 11: What Is To Be Done in the Meantime?
Chapter 12: Beating the Odds
Addendum: List of Programs for Families of Incarcerated Mothers

Über Autor(innen)

Renny Golden is Professor of Criminal Justice, Sociology, and Social Work at Northeastern Illinois University. She is a criminologist, published poet, and well-known activist for social rights in El Salvador and Guatamala. Her previous publications include, Disposable Children: America's Child Welfare System and Oscar Romero: Reflections on His Life and Writings.