Absent mothers: The subjective experiences of black British inmates in maintaining relationships and attachment with their children, and its perceived

现有的研究强调了被监禁的母亲与其子女之间关系的重要性，特别是因为大多数囚犯都是单身母亲。然而，这项研究将特别关注黑人女性的经历，这一群体比白人女性更有可能成为单身父母，也不太可能被探视，以便评估种族和性别可能影响罪犯的照顾和安置的方式，包括他们对犯罪的抵制。

Existing research emphasises the importance of the relationships between incarcerated mothers and their children in general, especially as the majority of prisoners are single mothers. However, this research will focus on the experiences of black women specifically, a group who are more likely to be lone parents than their white counterparts and are also less likely to be visited, in order to assess the way in which race as well as gender may influence the care and resettlement of offenders including their desistance from offending.