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Using techniques of neutralisation to maintain contact: The experiences of loved ones supporting remand prisoners
Author(s) -
Masson Isla,
Booth Natalie
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
the howard journal of crime and justice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.462
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 2059-1101
pISSN - 2059-1098
DOI - 10.1111/hojo.12489
Subject(s) - remand (court procedure) , imprisonment , prison , psychology , criminology , proxy (statistics) , law , political science , computer science , supreme court , machine learning
This article proposes that loved ones supporting prisoners with experience of remand in England and Wales may use Sykes & Matza's (1957) ‘techniques of neutralization’ by proxy. Adopting neutralisations may enable those in prison to be viewed not as those who have harmed, or bad people, but as those who themselves have been harmed. Potential benefits of these techniques are twofold: they help to reject stigma; and explain and enable continued contact. This framework may be a useful basis for work exploring familial contact and support for those affected by imprisonment.