The Effects Of Parental Incarceration On Children

Incarceration, a topic of controversy, has received much attention in both academic and political arenas. Policy changes in recent years have influenced incarceration rates and, in turn, affected families and children in the U.S. (Hagan & Coleman, 2001; Visher & Travis, 2003; “Pew Charitable Trusts”, 2010; Arditti, Lamburt-Shute, & Joest, 2003). Policies, such as “tough on crime” and “war on drugs”, have contributed to not only a steady rise in incarceration rates and over crowding of correctional

A Literature Review: The Effects on Children After Parental Incarceration Prisons have been around for centuries and in many countries the prison population has grown quickly. The prisoners’ health, behavior and well-being have been focal points in many social concerns, however; incarceration goes beyond the prisoners’ experience. It touches employment after incarceration, social stigma, and families and communities that have been affected by incarceration, especially a child with incarcerated parents

growing numbers of the prison population are accompanied by an equally large number of children with incarcerated parents. The relevance of this topic is particularly pronounced remembering that the needs of children are not considered in the issue of judicial hearings. According to Nesmith and Ruhland (2008) , the primary consequences related to the relationship between parent incarceration and adverse outcomes in children are born from the loss of contact. The research explored in this writing illustrates

The Impact Parental Incarceration on Children’s Development and Attachment Style “The greatest threat to a child’s well-being in the United States is parental incarceration” –The Sentencing Project. A 500% increase has made “The land of the Free” the top country in the world for housing inmates in its “correctional” facilities, with more than 2.2 million currently incarcerated (BJS, 2011). Excusing one’s views on the appropriateness of the justice system and incarceration, it is evident that parental

According to a study by The Pew, more than 2.7 million children have an incarcerated parent. The following consequences are often underestimated and undetectable. Incarcerated parents are extremely detrimental to the well-being of the children involved. Minors involved with the arrest of their parents often suffer more complications than someone without an incarcerated parent. Foremost, these minors are more likely to have attention problems like Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) or Attention Deficit

seen a dramatic upswing in incarceration rates (Glaze & Maruschak, 2008, p. 1). “The United States’ increasingly punitive sentencing philosophy has resulted in an overreliance on incarceration, resulting in an incarcerated population that has soared from approximately 340,000 in the early 1970s to nearly 2.3 million today” (Raeder, 2012). “Parents held in the nation’s prisons—52% of state inmates and 63% of federal inmates—reported having an estimated 1,706,600 minor children, accounting for 2.3% of

overlooked due to the increased mass incarceration is the growing rate of parental incarceration.     This issue has not been looked into immensely; however, researchers have

Introduction In spring of 2017, the Montgomery County Collaboration Council for Children, Youth & Families’ launched the “Creating Healthy Bonds” program, which has vastly changed directions since its intended vision to its current reality. “Creating Healthy Bonds” (CHB) was initiated to forge healthy bonds between incarcerated parents and their children. Shortly after beginning my fellowship with the Collaboration Council, I recognized three main issues working to derail the program and threaten

There is little basic research on children and families with incarcerated parents, and thus, there are many unanswered questions. Some of these questions are: the effects of parental criminality and parental absence during incarceration on children; the effect of parental involvement and familial relationships on adult recidivism; and the effect of high rates of incarceration on family and community stability. Answering these kinds of questions would involve undertaking prospective, longitudinal

• Stigma: As it’s stated above, when children have mutually responsive and dependable relationship with their first caregiver, a secure attachment style develops (Sroufe, 2003). This makes the children believe that their primary caretaker (parent) will always be available for them to meet their needs. Bowlby stated that a child who has experienced a secure attachment is however, likely to develop a representational model of attached figure that will be available, helpful and responsive to them (Bowlby