The Relationship Between Parental Imprisonment and Offspring Offending in England and The Netherlands

Besemer, Sytske; Geest, Victor van der; Murray, Joseph A.; Bijleveld, Catrien; Farrington, David P.

doi:10.1093/bjc/azq072

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“…The remaining studies which revealed negative associations were characterised by unfriendly visiting environments and an absence of interventions. The degree to which prison visiting policies are family-orientated has also been offered as a possible explanation for country variations in the offending behaviour of children affected by parental imprisonment (Besemer et al, 2011;Murray, Janson and Farrington, 2007).…”

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Children’s experiences of contact with imprisoned parents: A comparison between four European countries

Sharratt

2014

European Journal of Criminology

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Across the European Union an increasing number of children are experiencing parental imprisonment and the adverse emotional, behavioural and social outcomes that it entails. Separation due to imprisonment also places strain on parent-child relationships, with children reporting feelings of abandonment and alienation, and difficulties communicating with their imprisoned parent. This paper presents findings from interviews with a total of 135 families in the UK, Germany, Romania and Sweden. There were noticeable country differences in the practical and financial barriers to maintaining contact and the suitability of prison visiting environments. This had important implications for children's emotional health and the extent to which contact was conducive to supporting parentchild relationships.

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Children’s experiences of contact with imprisoned parents: A comparison between four European countries

Sharratt

2014

European Journal of Criminology

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“…Research in this area has shown not only that paternal incarceration is a risk factor for poor health and well-being among U.S. infants (Wildeman 2012), children (Geller et al 2012;Haskins 2014;Turney 2014;Wildeman 2011, 2013;Wildeman 2010), and adolescents (Foster and Hagan 2007;Lee, Fang and Luo 2013;Roettger and Boardman 2012;), but also that maternal incarceration is a risk factor for poor child health and well-being across the life-course (Lee, Fang, and Luo 2013;Cho 2009;Hagan and Foster 2012;Huebner and Gustafson 2007;Turney and Wildeman 2015;Wildeman and Turney 2014). Similar associations exist in a host of developed democracies, including England (e.g., Murray and Farrington 2005), Norway (e.g., Murray, Janson and Farrington 2007), the Netherlands (e.g., Besemer et al 2011), and Denmark (e.g., . Unfortunately, because no research has estimated the cumulative risk of paternal or maternal incarceration in any country other than the U.S., it remains unclear how much more likely U.S. children are to be exposed to parental incarceration than children living in other countries.…”

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Cumulative risks of paternal and maternal incarceration in Denmark and the United States

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2015

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“…In the limited research focusing on timing of parental incarceration, the research has generally found that incarceration experienced in early adolescence has negative consequences (Besemer et al 2011; Cho 2010; Johnson 2009; Murray, Loeber, & Pardini 2012). …”

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Household incarceration in early adolescence and risk of premarital first birth

Gottlieb

2016

Children and Youth Services Review

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In the second half of the 20th century, the United States experienced a massive increase in incarceration. In response to this growth, a burgeoning scholarship has sought to explore the collateral consequences of incarceration for young children. However, this scholarship has less frequently explored the impact of incarceration on long-term outcomes, how incarceration experienced in periods other than early childhood impacts children, and whether the incarceration of family members other than parents has negative implications for children. Using data from the children of the mothers in the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, I explore whether household incarceration experienced in early adolescence is associated with a child's risk of growing up to have a premarital first birth. The results suggest that, even after including a rich set of covariates, children who experience household incarceration in early adolescence are at greater risk of having a premarital first birth, particularly when the father or an external household member is incarcerated.

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The Relationship Between Parental Imprisonment and Offspring Offending in England and The Netherlands

Cited by 100 publications

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Children’s experiences of contact with imprisoned parents: A comparison between four European countries

Children’s experiences of contact with imprisoned parents: A comparison between four European countries

Cumulative risks of paternal and maternal incarceration in Denmark and the United States

Household incarceration in early adolescence and risk of premarital first birth

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