Motherhood Challenged: Exploring the persisting impact of maternal imprisonment on maternal identity & role

This research investigates the intersection of motherhood and criminal in the UK in order to better understand the experiences of mothers and grandmothers before, during and after prison. The original thesis presented the argument, and provided evidence, to suggest that in order for the needs of mothers in the criminal justice system to be met more effectively, significantly more attention must be paid to their maternal-role, maternal identity, maternal emotions and maternal experiences, before, during and after imprisonment. The thesis concludes with a call for the development of a focused matricentric (mother focussed/factored in) approach in relation to criminalised mothers and imprisoned motherhood.

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