Risk, Resource, Redemption? the Parenting and Custodial Experiences of Young Offender Fathers

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Drawing on an ESRC funded qualitative longitudinal study of young fatherhood, this article explores the experiences of young offender fathers, the complex intersection of offender and fatherhood pathways for young men and the impact of professional support and tailored intervention programmes on these processes. The article challenges the axiom of young offender fathers as inherently ‘risky’, and suggests the utility of a dynamic, life course approach to criminal policy and practice that recognises the fluidity of their life journeys, and brings ideas of redemption more centrally into the picture.

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Authors/Creators:	Ladlow, L Neale, B
Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information:	© Cambridge University Press 2015. This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords:	Young fathers, young offenders, parenting programmes, risk, redemption, desistance, life course perspectives
Dates:	Published (online): 26 October 2015 Published: January 2016
Institution:	The University of Leeds
Academic Units:	The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Sociology and Social Policy (Leeds)
Depositing User:	Symplectic Publications
Date Deposited:	17 Oct 2016 09:16
Last Modified:	17 Oct 2016 09:16
Published Version:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1474746415000500
Status:	Published
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746415000500

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