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Parent-Child Dynamics in Community Conferences — Some Questions for Reintegrative Shaming, Practice and Restorative ...

Parent-Child Dynamics in Community Conferences — Some Questions for Reintegrative Shaming,... AbstractThis paper discusses two aspects of Crime, Shame and Reintegration (Braithwaite,1989) concerning the parents of young offenders in reintegrative shamingceremonies. First, the paper tackles Braithwaite's assumption that parents ofyoung offenders are substantively similar to any other participants in theceremony. Two sources of evidence are drawn upon: psychology literatureregarding parental self-efficacy (Bandura, 1989; Coleman & Karraker,1997) and qualitative observations of 34 community conferences in Tasmania, tosuggest that in community conferences parents are likely to feel personallyjudged by other adult participants and even “on trial”.Second, the paper considers the dangers inherent in Braithwaite's assertion thatdirecting shame at parents of young offenders can be conducive to reintegrativeshaming. The dangers discussed include the stigmatisation of parents, in somecases critical damage to the confidence of parents in their parenting abilities,and the disruption of parent-child relationships. Ultimately, shaming parentsmay worsen the environment of the young offender concerned. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Australian & New Zealand Journal of Criminology SAGE

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ISSN
0004-8658
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1837-9273
DOI
10.1375/acri.35.3.330
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Abstract

AbstractThis paper discusses two aspects of Crime, Shame and Reintegration (Braithwaite,1989) concerning the parents of young offenders in reintegrative shamingceremonies. First, the paper tackles Braithwaite's assumption that parents ofyoung offenders are substantively similar to any other participants in theceremony. Two sources of evidence are drawn upon: psychology literatureregarding parental self-efficacy (Bandura, 1989; Coleman & Karraker,1997) and qualitative observations of 34 community conferences in Tasmania, tosuggest that in community conferences parents are likely to feel personallyjudged by other adult participants and even “on trial”.Second, the paper considers the dangers inherent in Braithwaite's assertion thatdirecting shame at parents of young offenders can be conducive to reintegrativeshaming. The dangers discussed include the stigmatisation of parents, in somecases critical damage to the confidence of parents in their parenting abilities,and the disruption of parent-child relationships. Ultimately, shaming parentsmay worsen the environment of the young offender concerned.

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Australian & New Zealand Journal of CriminologySAGE

Published: Dec 1, 2002

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