In this volume, prominent scholars from multiple disciplines examine how parental incarceration affects children and what can be done to help them.
The second edition of this handbook examines family life, health, and educational issues that often arise for the millions of children in the United States whose parents are in prison or jail.
Based on in-depth interviews with a diverse sample of 70 single men aged 16-30, this is the most comprehensive, qualitative study of its kind.
"This book is for counselors, social workers, psychologists and teachers who work with children ages 7-12 who have a parent who is in jail or prison.
In this book, the authors offer guidance to aid social workers, psychologist, and others who work with these children to help them.
This collaborative work articulates the pressing challenges facing children of incarcerated parents and the diverse family circumstances under which these challenges may be met.
These stories help readers better understand the complex circumstances that influence these children’s health and development, as well as their high risk for intergenerational crime and incarceration.
This Brief explores the potential effects of parent-child contact during incarceration on child and adult relationships, well-being, and parenting as well as corrections-related issues, such as institutional behavior and recidivism.
Johnston, D. (2006). The wrong road: Efforts to understand the effects of parental crime and incarceration. Criminology & Public Policy, 5(4), 703–719. Johnston, D. (1995). Effects of parental incarceration.
This book highlights the myriad factors that can impact the children of incarcerated parents.
The book discusses A Child's Development Needs, Preparing to Parent From Prison, What a Child Asks, Visiting with Your Child and contains a sample parenting plan and activities that will help you to maintain a closer connection to their ...