Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Discovering the Offence 2. Life After Discovery 3. Secondary Stigma, Shame and Blame 4. Making Sense of the Offence 5. Relatives' Own Accounts 6. Self-help for Families of Serious Offenders. Conclusion Appendix 1: Notes on methodology Appendix 2: Interviewee characteristics

About the Author

Rachel Condry is a Lecturer in Criminology, and a Fellow of St Hilda's College, Oxford University. Her research interests include: family violence; the families of offenders and victims; the family in youth justice; secondary victimization; narrative accounts and neutralizations; vicarious shame and stigma; the state regulation of parenting and family life.

Reviews

'This is a pioneering study of the families of serious offenders;it explores the shame and stigma they experience in a careful and thoughtful way. Extremely well-written, it should be read by everybody with an interest in crime and punishment.' ae' Professor Frances Heidensohn, London School of Economics, UK