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Incarceration & Reentry

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Effects of Parental Incarceration on Young Children

For imprisoned mothers, one of the greatest punishments incarceration carries with it is separation from their children. As one mother put it, "I can do time alone OK. But its not knowing what's happening to my son that hurts most". As this quote suggests, when parents are incarcerated, "what's happening" to their children is a great concern. It is a concern for us as well.

The Antisocial Behavior of the Adolescent Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Developmental Perspective

By virtue of their developmental stage, it is the adolescents of incarcerated parents who have the potential to have the greatest impact on society at large, and in this paper, we focus on the most powerful problem that they can exhibit, antisocial behavior.

Prisoners and Families: Parenting Issues During Incarceration

This paper provides an overview of family matters during incarceration as one means of informing public debate and actions in this emerging area of social policy and practice. The problems that families face when a parent is incarcerated and the strategies they use to manage those problems are described.

The Psychological Impact of Incarceration: Implications for Post-Prison Adjustment

This paper addresses the psychological impact of incarceration and its implications for post-prison freeworld adjustment.

Coordinated Community Responses to Domestic Violence in Six Communities: Beyond the Justice System

by Sandra J. Clark, Martha R. Burt, Margaret M. Schulte and Karen Maguire of the Urban Institute for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Planning and Evaluation, October, 1996.