Incarceration and Generation, Volume I

Zusatztext

This two-volume, edited collection lays the groundwork for an international exploration of incarceration and generation, cover a range of geographic, judicial and administrative contexts of incarceration from contributors across a range of subjects. Volume I explores an array of experiences, dynamics, cultures, interventions and impacts of incarceration in specific generations: childhood, youth and emerging adulthood, adulthood and older age. It covers topics such as: the expansion of the penal landscape; deprivation of liberty regarding children, the problem of unaccompanied migrant children; the incarceration of young adults and adults, exploring its impacts within and beyond incarceration and the consequences of imprisoning older populations. Volume II examines intergenerational relations issues within different contexts of incarceration. This collection discusses public policies and the role of the state and the citizen deprived of liberty. It speaks to academics in criminology,sociology, psychology, and law, and to practitioners and policymakers interested in incarceration.

Autorenportrait

Silvia Gomes is Lecturer at Nottingham Trent University (NTU), UK, and researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA), Portugal, and at the Critical Crimininology Research Group at NTU, UK. Maria João Leote de Carvalho is researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA), School of Social Sciences and Humanities at the Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (NOVA FCSH), Portugal. Vera Duarte is Assistant Professor at University of Maia (ISMAI) and researcher at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences (CICS.NOVA), Portugal.

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