1st Edition

Children of Incarcerated Parents Challenges and Promise

Edited By Marian S. Harris, J. Mark Eddy Copyright 2018
142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

142 Pages
by Routledge

This book highlights the myriad factors that can impact the children of incarcerated parents. It is no secret that the United States continues to be the leading nation for the incarceration of men and women, and this this large prison population includes approximately 120,000 incarcerated mothers and 1.1 million incarcerated fathers. Incarceration of a parent is recognized as an ‘adverse... Read more

Introduction  1. Early Relational Health: Infants’ Experiences Living with Their Incarcerated Mothers  2. Incarcerated Mothers: Trauma and Attachment Issues  3. Substance Use among Youth with Currently and Formerly Incarcerated Parents  4. Variations in the Life Histories of Incarcerated Parents by Race and Ethnicity: Implications for Service Provision  5. A Statewide Parenting Alternative Sentencing Program: Description and Preliminary Outcomes  6. The Moderating Effect of Living with a Child Before Incarceration on Postrelease Outcomes Related to a Prison-Based Parent Management Training Program  7. Building a Tailored, Multilevel Prevention Strategy to Support Children and Families Affected by Parental Incarceration

Biography

Marian S. Harris is a Professor and child welfare researcher based in the Social Work and Criminal Justice Program at the University of Washington, USA.



J. Mark Eddy is a Senior Research Scientist and licensed psychologist with the Family Translational Research Group at New York University, USA.