Bibliograph

Parental incarceration and the family, psychological and social effects of imprisonment on children, parents, and caregivers, Joyce A. Arditti

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Parental incarceration and the family, psychological and social effects of imprisonment on children, parents, and caregivers, Joyce A. Arditti

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-236) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Parental incarceration and the family

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

863201001

Responsibility statement

Joyce A. Arditti

Sub title

psychological and social effects of imprisonment on children, parents, and caregivers

Summary

Over 2% of U.S. children under the age of 18--more than 1,700,000 children--have a parent in prison. These children experience very real disadvantages when compared to their peers: they tend to experience lower levels of educational success, social exclusion, and even a higher likelihood of their own future incarceration. Meanwhile, their new caregivers have to adjust to their new responsibilities as their lives change overnight, and the incarcerated parents are cut off from their children's development. Parental Incarceration and the Family brings a family perspective to our understanding of what it means to have so many of our nation's parents in prison. Drawing from the field's most recent research and the author's own fieldwork, Joyce Arditti offers an in-depth look at how incarceration affects entire families: offender parents, children, and care-givers. Through the use of exemplars, anecdotes, and reflections, Arditti puts a human face on the mass of humanity behind bars, as well as those family members who are affected by a parent's imprisonment. In focusing on offenders as parents, a radically different social policy agenda emerges--one that calls for real reform and that responds to the collective vulnerabilities of the incarcerated and their kin.--From publisher description

Table Of Contents

Introduction: A framework for understanding parental incarceration -- Context and processes associated with incarcerated parenting -- Maternal incarceration -- Paternal incarceration -- The effects of incarceration on families and children -- Conclusion: Practice and policy implications of a family perspective on parental incarceration

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