Children of Incarcerated Parents

Challenges and Promise

Marian S. Harris, J. Mark Eddy

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Routledge
14 November 2017

Sociology: family & relationships; Social work; Penology & punishment

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 childhood experience’, an acute or chronic situation that for most people is stressful and potentially traumatic. Children of incarcerated parents may experience other adverse childhood experiences such as poverty, homelessness, parental substance abuse and other mental health problems, and family violence. The chapters in this book document some of the challenges as well as some promising ways that can help parents and families begin to meet these challenges. It is our hope that the compendium of chapters presented in this book will be a resource for practitioners, policy makers, educators, researchers, and advocates in their work to ensure that the children of incarcerated parents, their caregivers, and their mothers and fathers, are provided the support they need to address the challenges they face during and after parental incarceration. This book was originally published as a special issue of Smith College Studies in Social Work.

Edited by: Marian S. Harris, J. Mark Eddy
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 174mm,
Weight: 385g
ISBN: 9781138571570
ISBN 10: 1138571571
Pages: 132
Publication Date: 14 November 2017
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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.

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