Gomes, Sílvia Andreia da MotaCarvalho, Maria João Leote deDuarte, Vera Mónica da Silva2022-03-222023-10-032021-10-09978-3-030-82264-4978-3-030-82265-12753-0604PURE: 42406368PURE UUID: cba24cfe-2bee-4839-9cf5-31353b5b3684http://hdl.handle.net/10362/134998UIDB/04647/2020 UIDP/04647/2020 SFRH/BPD/116119/2016This chapter presents the state of the art in terms of the intersections between incarceration and generations. We start by exploring the conceptual definitions of both incarceration and generation. We argue that the expansion of the penal landscape makes us consider not only the different forms of incarceration in present times but also their impacts on specific age groups. Subsequently, we show how the intersections between these two concepts are being discussed theoretically and empirically, providing a brief state-of-the-art review of the existing literature, mainly in the social, criminal and legal studies, particularly with a focus on generations. This framework provides structure and guidance to the setting of the entire volume’s rationale. Generation as a life stage is the core perspective common to all the chapters included in this volume, which discusses the experiences, dynamics, cultures, interventions and impacts of incarceration concerning different generations: childhood, youth and emerging adulthood, adulthood and older age.43730674engGenerationIncarcerationPenal landscapePrisonLife stageSDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutionsbook part10.1007/978-3-030-82265-1_1https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-82265-1_1