Parent–Child Visits When Parents Are Incarcerated in Prison or Jail

Poehlmann-Tynan, Julie; Pritzl, Kaitlyn

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-16707-3_10

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“…The Jail-Prison Observation Checklist (JPOC; Poehlmann, 2012) was used to rate children's reactions to visits with their parents in jail. The JPOC is an observational rating scale designed to be rated in vivo by trained researchers in jail or prison settings starting from when a child enters the corrections facility for a visit until the time the child leaves.…”

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Attachment in young children with incarcerated fathers

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The present study examined young children's attachment behaviors during paternal incarceration and reported on initial validity of a new measure used to rate children's attachment-related behaviors and emotions during visits in a corrections setting. Seventy-seven children, age 2 to 6 years, and their jailed fathers and current caregivers participated in the home visit portion of the study, whereas 28 of these children participated in the jail visit. The results indicated that 27% of children witnessed the father's crime and 22% of children witnessed the father's arrest, with most children who witnessed these events exhibiting extreme distress; children who witnessed these events were more likely to have insecure attachments to their caregivers. Consistent with attachment theory and research, caregivers who exhibited more sensitivity and responsivity during interactions with children and those who provided more stimulating, responsive, learning-oriented home environments had children who were more likely to have secure attachments (measured with the Attachment Q-Sort). We also found preliminary evidence for the validity of our new measure, the Jail Prison Observation Checklist, in that children's attachment-related behaviors and emotions during the jail visit correlated with their attachment security observed in the home. Our observations indicate that, in certain contexts, noncontact visits with incarcerated parents can be stressful for children and that children's caregivers may play a significant role during these visits.

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“…Worldwide, 22 million children have an imprisoned parent (Sevenants & Wang, 2020), with the United States having the highest incarceration rate and the most children affected by parental incarceration (Wagner & Sawyer, 2018). Although a United Nations' (2010) resolution states that children with incarcerated parents should have opportunities to maintain contact with their incarcerated parents and receive support in doing so, affected children often have limited opportunities for meaningful parent-child contact (Poehlmann-Tynan & Pritzl, 2019). This commentary discusses video chat as a developmentally appropriate mediated communication strategy between young children (age 0-8) and their incarcerated parents.…”

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In-home video chat for young children and their incarcerated parents

Horgan

Poehlmann-Tynan

2020

Journal of Children and Media

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For millions of children with incarcerated parents worldwide, parentchild visits are suspended because of the worldwide novel coronavirus pandemic. Although child-friendly contact visits with ample opportunities for physical contact are the most meaningful way for young children to connect with their incarcerated parents during times of health, there are other meaningful ways of connecting from a distance. Traditional mediated communication strategies such as phone calls and letters are challenging for very young children because of their limited cognitive, language, and attentional capabilities. New forms of mediated communication, such as in-home video chat, can be accessible and developmentally appropriate for connecting young children with family members who live at a distance, including connecting children with their incarcerated parents. A growing body of international developmental research suggests that video chat may afford children the ability to maintain the benefits of parent-child interactions from a distance, when internet access is available. Thus, in-home video chat between children and their incarcerated parents is a potentially viable option for building relationships during incarceration, especially when opportunities for positive physical contact are limited or non-existent.

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“…These include logistical and institutional considerations, such as travel distance, costs, visiting days/hours, and the conditions under which visits are permitted (e.g., contact, barrier, video). The incarcerated parent’s demographic variables, such as age, education, marital status, and race, as well as the pre-incarceration relationship between the parent and child, also affect the likelihood of a child visiting (Poehlmann-Tynan & Pritzl, 2019).…”

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Adult and Child Visiting at Urban Jails: Perspectives on Visitation Experiences and Policies among Visitors and People in Jail

Siegel

Napolitano

2021

The Prison Journal

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Growth in the US incarcerated population over recent decades has brought a burgeoning body of research on parent-child visitations in correctional facilities. In contrast to this research, which has largely focused on prisons, this study reports survey results from over 900 visitors and incarcerated adults in an urban jail system. We center our attention on the commonality of children visiting jail incarcerated parents, the ways in which a jail system may facilitate or hamper the visitation process, and opinions on potential visiting policy modifications, including the use of video visiting. Implications for jail visitation policies are discussed.

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Parent–Child Visits When Parents Are Incarcerated in Prison or Jail

Cited by 28 publications

References 53 publications

Attachment in young children with incarcerated fathers

Attachment in young children with incarcerated fathers

In-home video chat for young children and their incarcerated parents

Adult and Child Visiting at Urban Jails: Perspectives on Visitation Experiences and Policies among Visitors and People in Jail

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