Mothers, Prison and Parental Rights

Kate O'Brien (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

176 Seiten

2026
Bristol University Press (Verlag)
978-1-5292-4715-2 (ISBN)

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This timely book offers a powerful exploration of how incarcerated mothers in the UK respond to separation from their children and manage their parental rights while in custody. Drawing on in-depth interviews and a participatory theatre project, the book gives voice to women navigating complex family court proceedings, trauma and the impact of gender-based violence and substance use on the removal of their children.

With a distinctive rights-based approach, it highlights the structural harms of imprisonment and family separation on women. Bridging policy, practice and academia, this timely study addresses a critical gap in criminology literature, offering unique insights into maternal experiences of prison.

Kate O’Brien is Associate Professor in Criminology and co-director of the Inside-Out Prison Exchange Programme at Durham University.

1. Introduction

2. Women, Prisons, and Motherhood: Research and Policy Landscape

3. Parental Rights

4. Domestic and Sexual Violence As Contextual Factors for Removal of Children

5. Women’s Experiences of (and Emotional and Physical Responses to) Maternal Rupture

6. Supporting Incarcerated Mothers: Activism and Next Steps

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.12.2026
Zusatzinfo	Not illustrated
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 203 mm
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Strafrecht ► Kriminologie
Themenwelt	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies
ISBN-10	1-5292-4715-2 / 1529247152
ISBN-13	978-1-5292-4715-2 / 9781529247152
Zustand	Neuware