1st Edition

Prisoners and their Families

By Pauline Morris Copyright 1965
330 Pages
by Routledge

330 Pages
by Routledge

330 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1965, and reissued here with a new foreword, this study, as far as was known, was the first attempt in this country to look at the problems of the families of prisoners on a national scale. It took over three years and is based upon a survey of a representative national sample of prisoners and their dependants, together with an intensive longitudinal study of a smaller... Read more

Acknowledgments.  New Foreword for Reissue.  Foreword and Recommendations.  1. Introduction  2. The Design of the Enquiry  3. The Prisoners  4. The Wives  5. The Wives Separated Before Imprisonment  6. Discrepancies Between Husbands and Wives  7. The Intensive Sample  8. Adjustment to Separation  9. Civil Prisoners and Their Families  10. Welfare  11. Hire-Purchase  12. Discussion of Hypotheses and Family Typologies  13. Summary of the Principal Findings.  Appendices.  Index.

Biography

Pauline Morris

Reviews for the original edition:

‘A source book of the utmost importance to penologists, welfare officers and lawyers … should be taken very seriously by anyone concerned with the law or its administration.’ – Sunday Times

‘This most competent and meticulous study will provide incontrovertible ammunition for all those concerned to reform a wretchedly unsatisfactory aspect of our national life.’ – The Times Educational Supplement

‘This book is of major significance. It needs to be considered seriously by everyone concerned with sentencing, and by all social workers who may work with prisoners’ families.’ – Social Service Quarterly Autumn