Search results matching tag 'Children of Inmates'

Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children

Eileen Conway — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:51:00 GMT

In a new Special Report, the Bureau of Justice Statistics presents data regarding Parents in Prison and Their Minor Children from a number of perspectives. Characteristics covered in the report include growth in the number of parents held in state and federal prisons, age of minor children, status of households prior to arrest, and incarceration of other family members of parents.

New Research Review on Children of Incarcerated Parents

Eileen Conway — Wed, 13 Feb 2008 16:19:13 GMT

New from the Urban Institute, Broken Bonds: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Children with Incarcerated Parents "seeks to develop a better understanding of this distinct population of children through a review of empirical research on the topic." It includes recommendations for action on the parts of those in involved in research, policy, and service delivery to better address the significant risks faced by children with incarcerated parents. To the research community, it presents several areas in need of further study to "contribute more toward our understanding of how the impact of parental incarceration on children may differ based upon both child and parental characteristics."

Re: Recidivism of Babies Born in Prison

Eileen Conway — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 16:14:47 GMT

I don't think you'll find a study that exactly matches that question, as you already suspect. Perhaps the closest you might come is to get your hands on the January 2007 issue of Criminal Justice and Behavior, which has an article by Joseph Murray and others, "Crime in Adult Offspring of Prisoners: A Cross-National Comparison of Two Longitudinal Samples." The study doesn't address which of the parents is in prison, but it does look at offending rates of offspring based on whether the parental imprisonment took place before the child was born, age 0 to 6, and age 7 to 19. It also includes an extensive literature review.