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Record Nr.

UNINA9910956396803321

Titolo

Marriage and incarceration / / Leana H. Venten, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Nova Science Publishers, c2010

ISBN

1-61761-474-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (103 p.)

Collana

Family issues in the 21st century series

Altri autori (Persone)

VentenLeana H

Disciplina

365/.661

Soggetti

Married people

Imprisonment

Parent and child

Family violence

Marriage counseling

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"... overview of the themes that emerged from the [Research and Practice Symposium on Marriage and Incarceration] and recommendations that can aid the direction of these types of programs and of future research"--P. 6.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction / Brandy Bauer ... [et al.] -- Contextualizing the issues / Brandy Bauer ... [et al.] -- The current state of practice / Brandy Bauer ... [et al.] -- What we still need to know / Brandy Bauer ... [et al.] -- Moving forward / Brandy Bauer ... [et al.].

Sommario/riassunto

The purpose of this book, which is an overview of the Healthy Marriage Initiative, is to understand more fully the strategies for improving outcomes for couples who want to develop healthy marriages during and after one partner's incarceration.