Current Research
Children of Incarcerated Parents
Children with Parents in Prison: Child Welfare Policy, Program, and
Practice Issues, Seymour, C., and Hairston, C.F. (2000).
Explores challenges facing child welfare agencies serving children with
incarcerated parents. Discusses the impact of parental incarceration on
the child, considers current child welfare policy and practice, and
discusses the shared interests of child welfare and advocacy groups for
criminal justice and prisoner advocacy. Proposes suggestions for a
comprehensive strategy for meeting needs of incarcerated parents and
their children.
Focus on Children with Incarcerated Parents: An Overview of the
Research Literature, Hairston, C.F. (2007).
This report provides an overview of major research findings on children
whose parents are incarcerated as a means of further informing this
developing area of research, practice, and policy. The findings and
policy and program suggestions offered in this synthesis are based
primarily on research published during the last 20 years.
www.aecf.org/childrenofincarcerated.aspx
Incarcerated Parents and Their Children, Mumola, C. (2000).
This report is based on the 1997 Survey of Inmates in State and Federal
Correctional Facilities. The Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) finds
that incarcerated women are more likely than men to be parents and to
have been the primary caregiver of their children prior to their arrest.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/abstract/iptc.htm
Mapping Community Data on Children of
Prisoners: Strategies and Insights, Brazzell, D., and LaVigne, N.
(2008)
Children of incarcerated parents are
often an invisible population, but analyzing and mapping local-level
data on these children and their parents can help policymakers and
advocates better understand their experiences and needs. This brief
discusses the mapping of community data on these families, drawing on
the experiences and insights of partners in the Urban Institute’s
Reentry Mapping Network (RMN). The brief discusses the value of
analyzing and mapping data on children of incarcerated parents, outlines
potential data sources, and explores the process of working with and
mapping data on this population.
Mapping Community Data (PDF)
Merging Local Data to Explore the Experiences and Needs of Children
of Incarcerated Parents
The Urban Institute partnered with organizations in Chicago, Illinois;
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Providence, Rhode Island to merge local-
and state-level criminal justice and human services data to learn about
children of incarcerated parents in their localities. This report
presents findings from the three sites and a discussion of the
possibilities and difficulties involved in merging and analyzing
administrative data on this population.
www.aecf.org/childrenofincarcerated.aspx
Parental Incarceration and Child Wellbeing in Fragile Families
In this policy brief, the authors highlight findings from the
Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study, conducted through Columbia
University’s School of Social Work. The study explores the extent to
which children of incarcerated parents are at a greater risk for
material hardship, family instability, and developmental challenges.
www.aecf.org/childrenofincarcerated.aspx
Services for Families of Prison Inmates A survey of state and federal
departments of corrections. National Institute of Corrections, February
2002.
www.nicic.org/pubs/2002/017272.pdf
What We Know Now that We Didn’t Know Then, Phillips, S.D., and
Gleeson, J.P.
About the Criminal Justice System’s Involvement in Families with Whom
Child Welfare Agencies Have Contact. Center for Social Policy and
Research, Jane Addams College of Social Work, University of Illinois at
Chicago, July 2007.
www.uic.edu/jaddams/college/research/What%20we%20know%20now.pdf
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