Unit.D.5.9. Families of Offenders

The required readings for this unit are:

Australia	Required Reading(s)

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Canada	Required Reading(s)

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (1999). Forensic family genogram:

An assessment & intervention tool. Journal of Psychosocial Nursing, 37 (9), 52-56. Retrieved July 22, 2002, from ProQuest database. Note this forensic assessment tool to assist in the recognition of patterns of illness and behaviors in families.

 

International	Required Reading(s)

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United Kingdom	Required Reading(s)

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United States	Required Reading(s)

US Klein, S. R., & Bartholomew, G. S. (1999). Family

education for adults in correctional settings: A conceptual framework. International Journal of Offender Therapy & Comparative Criminology, 43(3), 291-307. Retrieved December 31, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=2249551&db=aph Examines family education programs for strengthening family ties between prison inmates and their families in the United States. Conceptual basis for family education in prisons; Examples of family education programs at an optimal level of involvement; Evaluation data about such programs.

UK Mezey, G., Evans, C., & Hobdell, K. (2002). Families of

homicide victims: Psychiatric responses and help-seeking. Psychology & Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice, 75(1), 65- 75. Retrieved December 31, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=6651895&db=aph Deals with a study which described the psychological and social effects of homicides in Great Britain. Impact on surviving family members seeking help from Victim Support; Levels of post-traumatic stress symptoms in surviving family members; Increases in anger and irritability, cigarette consumption and loss of employment.

 

Databases
For the full text article online, sleuth the 'University of Calgary/ Library/ Article Indexes':

Directions:

• Select - Indexes and abstracts with links to full text articles
• Select - Academic Search Premier or Expanded Academic ASAP
• Select - Connect
• Fill in User ID and Pin
• Fill in search words: family and offender

 

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Unit.D.5.9. Families of Offenders

The 'recommended only' readings for this unit are the following:

Australia	Recommended Reading(s)

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Canada	Recommended Reading(s)

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International	Recommended Reading(s)

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United Kingdom	Recommended Reading(s)

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United States	Recommended Reading(s)

Perkins-Dock, R. E. (2001). Family Interventions with

incarcerated youth: A review of the literature. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, 45(5), 606-625. Retrieved July 22, 2002 from ProQuest database.

Shelton, D. (2000). Health status of young offenders

and their families. Journal of Nursing Scholarship. 32 (2), 173-178. Retrieved July 22, 2002 from ProQuest database.

 

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Additional references for this unit can be found in 'forensic references' of the forensic sourcebooks.

• Sleuth 'forensic reference' database for:
  • family - offender

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic References.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/references

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Video's recommended for this unit are:

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Unit.D.5.9. Families of Offenders

The required websites to sleuth for this unit are the following:

Australia	Resources (Web)

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• Note in this website

Canada	Resources (Web)

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002) Forensic Family Genogram.

Retrieved June 15, 2002 from Forensic education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/forensic_files/genogram.htm Note the patterns that become evident by plotting the key demographic and health during the forensic family history.

 

International	Resources (Web)

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United Kingdom	Resources (Web)

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United States	Resources (Web)

Prison Reform Unity Project 2000 (PRUP, 2000).

http://www.prup.net The purpose of Prison Reform Unity Project 2000 was to spotlight the human rights abuses to which inmates incarcerated in American prisons, their families and visitors were routinely subjected. National issues addressed at the demonstrations included medical neglect, disparate sentencing, systematic brutality of inmates by staff and visitation rights.

 

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For additional websites on this unit, sleuth 'forensic websites' in the forensic sourcebooks.

• family - offender

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic Websites.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/websites

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