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Record Nr.

UNINA9910808918603321

Autore

Condry Rachel

Titolo

Families shamed : the consequences of crime for relatives of serious offenders / / Rachel Condry

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cullompton, Devon [England] ; ; Portland, Or. : , : Willan Pub., , 2007

ISBN

1-134-01302-7

1-282-08998-6

1-283-96998-X

1-134-01295-0

9786612089985

1-84392-606-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 p.)

Collana

Crime ethnography series

Disciplina

364.253

Soggetti

Criminals - Family relationships

Crime

Crime - Psychological aspects

Victims of crimes - Psychology

Families

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 200-212) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover --  Families Shamed --  Title Page --  Copyright Page --  Table of Contents --  Acknowledgements --  Introduction --  1 Discovering the offence --  2 Life after discovery --  3 Secondary stigma, shame and blame --  4 Making sense of the offence --  5 Relatives' own accounts --  6 Self-help for families of serious offenders --  Conclusion --  Appendix 1 Notes on methodology --  Appendix 2 Interviewee characteristics --  Bibliography --  Index.

Sommario/riassunto

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. <BR