The invisible children of incarcerated mothers

Sandifer, Jacquelyn L.; Kurth, Suzanne B.

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“…The enormous rise in the rates of imprisonment in the adult population has generated an increased appreciation of the criminal justice system's impact on the family, especially regarding the deleterious effects of incarceration on family stability and the ability to parent (Sandifer & Kurth, 2000; Western & McLanahan, 2000). In tandem, adolescents themselves are being detained at greater rates, and increasingly are being bound over to the adult criminal justice system, even though violent juvenile crime has decreased (Schindler & Arditti, 2001).…”

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Gender, Ethnicity, and the Family Environment: Contributions to Assessment Efforts Within the Realm of Juvenile Justice*

Gavazzi¹

2006

Family Relations

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The present study examines potential variation in the family environments of African American and Caucasian males and females coming to the attention of the juvenile court. Results of initial analysis of variance (ANOVA) procedures indicated a significant Gender Â Ethnicity interaction on scores from the family/parenting domain of the Global Risk Assessment Device, such that African American and Caucasian women displayed the greatest family risks and needs. Further ANOVA procedures indicated that factors related to family, gender, and ethnicity were significant predictors of illegal behavior, and the presence of a Gender Â Family interaction was detected, such that the presence of higher family risk and needs coincided with African American and Caucasian women reporting relatively equal prior offenses with their male counterparts.

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Gender, Ethnicity, and the Family Environment: Contributions to Assessment Efforts Within the Realm of Juvenile Justice*

Gavazzi¹

2006

Family Relations

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Impact of Maternal Incarceration on Children

Sandifer

2017

The Encyclopedia of Corrections

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Children with incarcerated mothers have been identified as one of the most vulnerable and at risk populations in the United States. They are particularly vulnerable to poor outcomes as their mother's incarceration exacerbates the level of risk often acknowledged for all children of incarcerated parents. Maternal incarceration is a unique and intensifying risk factor as mothers are more likely than fathers to be children's primary parent and more likely to be economically disadvantaged before, during, and after incarceration. When fathers are incarcerated, children usually remain with their mothers. When mothers are incarcerated, children are separated from their mother and child‐rearing responsibilities are transferred to an alternative parent, most often a grandmother. Impacts of maternal incarceration include attachment disruption, family structure disruption and reorganization, caregiver stress, and financial strain. Recent research finds impacts from maternal incarceration – such as a multigenerational crime and incarceration effect, damaged mother–child attachment, mental health issues, diminished school performance, and delinquent behavior – to be more powerful than the impacts of paternal incarceration.

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Examining the Intersections of Race, Gender, and Mass Imprisonment

Christian

Thomas

2009

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice

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The invisible children of incarcerated mothers

Cited by 5 publications

References 12 publications

Gender, Ethnicity, and the Family Environment: Contributions to Assessment Efforts Within the Realm of Juvenile Justice*

Gender, Ethnicity, and the Family Environment: Contributions to Assessment Efforts Within the Realm of Juvenile Justice*

Impact of Maternal Incarceration on Children

Examining the Intersections of Race, Gender, and Mass Imprisonment

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