Justice and prisoners’ families
Kotova, A
Date: 2014
Publisher
The Howard League for Penal Reform
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Abstract
Previous research has shown that prisoners' families in the UK are greatly affected by
imprisonment: financially, socially, emotionally and practically. Despite an ever-growing
body of literature, however, the topic of prisoners' families has not yet become one of
the key themes in criminology and the sociology of punishment. Criminal ...
Previous research has shown that prisoners' families in the UK are greatly affected by
imprisonment: financially, socially, emotionally and practically. Despite an ever-growing
body of literature, however, the topic of prisoners' families has not yet become one of
the key themes in criminology and the sociology of punishment. Criminal justice policy
has also failed to engage with the needs of prisoners' families, with criminal justice
discourse being largely focused on justice as defined by punishments and deserts.
Building on the concept of social justice, this paper argues that a broader understanding
of justice within criminal justice is sorely needed if social justice is to be achieved for
prisoners' families. It then discusses four types of injustices that are highlighted by
thinking of prisoners' families through a social justice lens. It concludes that to do justice
for prisoners' families, there is a need to broaden the meaning of justice in criminal
justice, and discuss social justice and the collateral consequences of imprisonment.
Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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