ISBN: ‎ 978-93-93082-14-5
Authors: Dr. Harmanpreet Kaur Pandher and Dr. Manoj Kumar
Year of Publication:
Page Count: 172
Binding: Hardback
Language: English
Description:
This book seeks to examine the impact of imprisonment of family members of different age-group, gender, caste, and income group. It tries to understand the impact of imprisonment of different categories of members, viz, male prisoners, juvenile delinquents, and women prisoners on the family members left behind. Going deep into the socio-economic background of the prisoners in the jails, the book traces the circumstances that led to the committing the crimes. Further exploring the nature of interaction by the family members with the prisoners confined in the jails, it critically analyses the social, economic and psychological impacts of the imprisonment of the family members on the families left behind. It also takes stock of the reflections of the imprisoned person’s family gets from the society and relatives. The facilities provided by the jail authorities to facilitate the interaction of the family members with the inmates are assessed as well.