Incarceration and the family : issues, effects and approaches to sucessful reentry / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

United States. Department of Health and Human Services.

Contributor:

United States. Department of Health and Human Services.

Series:

Criminal justice, law enforcement and corrections.

Criminal justice, law enforcement and corrections series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Prisoners--Family relationships--United States.

Prisoners.

Prisoners' families--United States.

Prisoners' families.

Children of prisoners--United States.

Children of prisoners.

Prisoners--Deinstitutionalization--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (114 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Science Publishers, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides an overview of the current research that addresses issues concerning incarcerated men, their partner and parenting relationships, and the policies and programs that may assist them in their rehabilitation in prison and after release. The number of individuals involved in the criminal justice system is at a historic high. More stringent sentencing standards for felons, harsher laws on drug-related activity, and more aggressive prosecution practices have combined to bring an unprecedented number of Americans under correctional supervision. Over the last 25 years, the number of incarcerated persons has increased four-fold. Most individuals leave behind intimate partners and children when they go to prison, and this separation can have negative repercussions on family life. Examined in this book are the social policies that address the intersection of incarceration and family life that have emerged at the federal, state, and local levels.

Contents:

Intro

INCARCERATION AND THEFAMILY: ISSUES, EFFECTSAND APPROACHESTO SUCCESSFUL REENTRY

CONTENTS

PREFACE*

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

SUMMARY POINTS

POLICY BACKGROUND

1.1.MARRIAGE AND CRIMINAL DESISTANCE

1.2. PURPOSE OF THIS REPORT

CHARACTERISTICSOF INCARCERATED FATHERS

2.1. PREVALENCE AND SOCIODEMOGRAPHICS

2.2. PARENTING

2.3. TYPE OF OFFENSES

2.4. SENTENCE LENGTH

2.5. SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH

2.6. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS

THE EFFECTS OF INCARCERATIONON INTIMATE PARTNER RELATIONSHIPS

3.1. Decreased Likelihood of Marriage and Family Involvement

3.2. IMPACT OF IMPRISONMENTON INTIMACY AND COMMITMENT

3.3. ECONOMIC AND EMOTIONAL STRAINSASSOCIATED WITH SINGLE PARENTING

3.4. COMMUNITY-LEVEL EFFECTS

3.5. POSITIVE PERCEPTIONS OF PARTNERINCARCERATION FROM WOMEN

3.6. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS

THE EFFECTS OF PARENTALINCARCERATION ON CHILDREN

4.1. NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT

4.2.MECHANISMS OF RISK

4.3. PROTECTIVE FACTORS

4.4. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS

REENTRY AND THE MARITAL/PARTNERRELATIONSHIP

5.1. THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY

5.2. REESTABLISHING ROLES

5.3. DEALING WITH RESENTMENTAND NEGATIVE EMOTIONS

5.4. RESUMPTION OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITYOR SUBSTANCE USE

5.5. CONFLICT AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE

5.6. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS

REENTRY AND PARENTING

6.1. Barrier to Reforming the Parent-Child Bond

6.2. CHILD SUPPORT PAYMENTS

6.3. INVOLVEMENT IN THECHILD WELFARE SYSTEM

6.4. RISK OF CHILD ABUSE

6.5. POSITIVE PARENTING RELATIONSAND CRIMINAL DESISTANCE

6.6. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS

FAMILY STRENGTHENING PROGRAMS

7.1.MARRIAGE AND RELATIONSHIPEDUCATION PROGRAMS IN PRISON

7.2. PARENTING PROGRAMS IN PRISON

7.3. REHABILITATION PROGRAMS

7.4. POST-RELEASE FAMILY PROGRAMS.

7.5. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS

CHALLENGES TO IMPLEMENTING FAMILYSTRENGTHENING PROGRAMS IN PRISONAND AT REENTRY

8.1. BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS WITHCOMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS

8.2. BARRIERS TO FAMILY INVOLVEMENT

8.3. RECRUITMENT AND RETENTIONOF INCARCERATED PARTICIPANTS

8.4. STIGMA IN GROUP SETTING

8.5. CONNECTING WITH SUPPORTIVESERVICES POST RELEASE

8.6. CULTURAL SENSITIVITY

8.7. RESEARCH LIMITATIONS

CONCLUSIONS

REFERENCES

INDEX.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [77]-89) and index.

Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1-61470-082-6