Children of imprisoned parents: an Italian and European analysis

The article examines the situation of children of parents in conflict with the law from a victimological and socio-criminological perspective, considering them as secondary victims of their parents’ offences. A comparative analysis was conducted on the conditions of these minors in Italy and Europe,...

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Main Author: Fontanot S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Società Italiana di Vittimologia 2023-03-01
Series:Rivista di Criminologia, Vittimologia e Sicurezza
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Online Access:https://www.vittimologia.it/rivista/articolo_fontanot_2022-unico.pdf
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description The article examines the situation of children of parents in conflict with the law from a victimological and socio-criminological perspective, considering them as secondary victims of their parents’ offences. A comparative analysis was conducted on the conditions of these minors in Italy and Europe, investigating the legal framework, the maternity management, the possible presence of children residing in prison, and providing some examples of organisations and associations working to safeguard the well-being of these children. Particular attention was dedicated to the role of the school as protective factor for children experiencing parental imprisonment. Moreover, a questionnaire was developed which examined the awareness level of teachers in the Italian school system to understand whether these professionals were aware of the presence of underage students with at least one imprisoned parent in their classrooms.
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spelling doaj.art-a56a20d5fe5d4c31b3b643f98f2615762023-03-13T12:48:55ZengSocietà Italiana di VittimologiaRivista di Criminologia, Vittimologia e Sicurezza1971-033X2023-03-01XVI1-314816610.14664/rcvs/247Children of imprisoned parents: an Italian and European analysisFontanot S.The article examines the situation of children of parents in conflict with the law from a victimological and socio-criminological perspective, considering them as secondary victims of their parents’ offences. A comparative analysis was conducted on the conditions of these minors in Italy and Europe, investigating the legal framework, the maternity management, the possible presence of children residing in prison, and providing some examples of organisations and associations working to safeguard the well-being of these children. Particular attention was dedicated to the role of the school as protective factor for children experiencing parental imprisonment. Moreover, a questionnaire was developed which examined the awareness level of teachers in the Italian school system to understand whether these professionals were aware of the presence of underage students with at least one imprisoned parent in their classrooms.https://www.vittimologia.it/rivista/articolo_fontanot_2022-unico.pdfchildren of imprisoned parentsvictimscomparative analysis italy-europecrime preventionrole of the school
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Children of imprisoned parents: an Italian and European analysis
Rivista di Criminologia, Vittimologia e Sicurezza
children of imprisoned parents
victims
comparative analysis italy-europe
crime prevention
role of the school
title Children of imprisoned parents: an Italian and European analysis
title_full Children of imprisoned parents: an Italian and European analysis
title_fullStr Children of imprisoned parents: an Italian and European analysis
title_full_unstemmed Children of imprisoned parents: an Italian and European analysis
title_short Children of imprisoned parents: an Italian and European analysis
title_sort children of imprisoned parents an italian and european analysis
topic children of imprisoned parents
victims
comparative analysis italy-europe
crime prevention
role of the school
url https://www.vittimologia.it/rivista/articolo_fontanot_2022-unico.pdf
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