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Born innocent protecting the dependents of accused caregivers

Title
Born innocent [electronic resource] : protecting the dependents of accused caregivers / Michael J. Sullivan.
Author
Sullivan, Michael J.
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]

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Description
1 online resource (257 pages)
Summary
"The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world, with 639 per 100,000 U.S. residents in prison (Sentencing Project 2021, 1). Over 7% of all children in the United States - more than 5 million children - have experienced a parental incarceration, and an estimated 2.7 million children currently have a parent who is incarcerated (Knopf 2018, 3; Arditti 2018, 41). An additional 5 million children under age 18 live with at least one parent without authorization to be in the United States facing deportation (Passel, Cohn and Gramlich 2018). These collateral consequences of mass incarceration and immigration detention are the subject of growing concern among scholars working at the nexus of political science, criminology, and law. Broader, linked issues involving the collateral consequences of "preventive justice" measures like denationalization and anti-terrorism legislation, including the impact of the denationalization of the parents of immigration detainees are of concern to the same scholars, but less explored and undertheorized"--
Uniform Title
Born innocent (Online)
Alternative Title
Born innocent (Online)
Subject
  • Children of prisoners > United States
  • Prisoners > Family relationships > United States
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Introduction : the vicarious punishment of dependents -- A broader view of punishment -- In defense of birthright citizenship -- Restoring offenders as citizens and caregivers --The collateral consequences of banishment -- Collective intergenerational responsibilities -- Conclusion : addressing state-mandated family separation in the 2020s.
LCCN
2023004779
OCLC
ssj0002812379
Author
Sullivan, Michael J.
Title
Born innocent [electronic resource] : protecting the dependents of accused caregivers / Michael J. Sullivan.
Imprint
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2023]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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