Mothering justice : working with mothers in criminal and social justice settings / edited by Lucy Baldwin ; with a foreword by Vicky Pryce.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Front cover; Copyright and publication details; Table of Contents; Ripples; Acknowledgements; Dedication; About the Authors; Foreword; Working with Mothers in Social and Criminal Justice Settings; Vicky Price; Why Motherhood? Setting the Scene; A Personal and Professional Reflection; Lucy Baldwin; Motherhood and Professionals; Motherhood, Mothering, Social Expectation and Emotion; Emotion, Judgement, Mothers and 'Systems'; Mothering, Guilt and Interventions; Working With Women and Mothers Experiencing Mental Distress; Creating a 'Safe Place' for Constructive Conversations; Lisa Hackett.

Overview and PurposeThere's No Health Without Mental Health; History's Imprint; Mental Health and the Law; Medical Versus Social):)Competing Priorities and Perspectives; Case Studies)- )An Opportunity to Apply Your Thoughts; Hope: Meaning a feeling of expectation and desire for a particular thing to happen; Idi: A Zimbabwean girl's name meaning truth (the quality or state of being true); Joy: Meaning a feeling of great pleasure and happiness; Best Hopes: Continued Commitment to Reflective Practice and Constructive Conversation; Damned if You Do, Damned if You Don't.

Frontline Social Worker PerspectiveCassandra Barnes; Knowledge is Power; The Fear of the Knock on the Door; Samantha: A 22-year-old single mother of Charlie six, Lily four; It's Not Always a Happy Ending; Melissa: Mother of Brian, nine-months-old when removed from her; Breaking the Cycle of Abuse; Danielle: A 31-year-old mother of one, Owen seven; Sangita: A married mother of three, two sons aged five and six and a daughter aged three-and-a-half ; Policing Mothers; Intervention, Protection and Prevention; Lucy Baldwin, Susie Atherton and Catherine Thompson; Introduction.

Jael Mullings: A 21-year-old black mother of two boysFiona Pilkington: A 38-year-old white mother of two, a disabled daughter and teenage son; Mothers as Victims and Perpetrators)- )Where is the Line?; Isad: A 30-year-old British Asian mother of four children, aged six, four, three years, and four months; Jane Clough: A 26-year-old nurse and mother of a nine-month-old baby girl murdered in July 2010; Policing Domestic Abuse as an Officer; When Policing Makes a Difference; Enid: A 26-year-old white female and the mother of Polly aged six; Mothers in the Dock.

A Critical Reflection of Women, Mothers and the CourtsLucy Baldwin and Leila Mezoughi; Historical Context and a Legacy of Assumptions; Media, Mothers and Court; Sally Clark: Convicted of killing her two baby sons a year apart. Christopher 12 weeks, Harry eight weeks.; Women, Mothers and the Law; Jane Clough: A 26-year-old nurse and mother to a baby girl. Murdered July 2010; Factors Influencing Sentencing Decisions and the Impact of those Decisions on Mothers and their Children; Abbi: A 24-year-old mother of three children, Jayden seven, Petra four and Archie one.

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