Despite broad scholarship documenting the compounding effects and self-reproducing
character of incarceration, ways of conceptualising imprisonment and the post-prison …

Paternal imprisonment creates a significant risk for the intergenerational transmission of
offending. However, there is little research on the mechanisms underpinning this risk …

Children who experience the imprisonment of a parent or close relative are more likely to
have poorer outcomes including lower school attainment and an increased risk of truancy …

This chapter sets out to consider the process of change for the unique group of young
imprisoned fathers. Drawing on empirical exploratory research, this chapter will discuss the …

Results from juvenile delinquency and offending research have demonstrated that parental
criminality is a risk factor for intergenerational offending. This chapter examines the …

Do participants in a short term training program in prison find that it helps them to cope with
their addiction better than before? This article explores the effects of a pilot project …

In this chapter, I explore how imprisoned men manage and reflect upon fatherhood. Drawing
upon nineteen interviews with Portuguese prisoners, I explore the points of connection and …

This project contains two studies that were conducted as part of the Indigenous Criminal
Justice Research Agenda (ACJRA) for Queensland Government. The aim of the first study …

This thesis analyses findings from a predominantly qualitative study of young (aged 18 to
24) imprisoned fathers interviewed in prison shortly before release, some of whom were also …

Children of imprisoned parents have been identified as a particularly vulnerable group of
children. Despite being an under-recognised and under-researched group, these children …