Prisoners Once Removed The Impact of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities

Name: Prisoners Once Removed The Impact of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities
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ISBN: 9780877667155

ISBN-10: 0877667152

ISBN-13: 9780877667155

Edition: 2003

Authors: Jeremy Travis, Michelle Waul

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Imprisonment casts a long shadow in the United States. Currently, 1.4 million individuals are behind bars in America's state and federal prisons. For every person who goes to prison, there is a family and community left behind. Despite the huge number of affected families and children, there is little research on the impact of incarceration on American family life. In Prisoners Once Removed, the authors explore this important issue--from the psychological impact of imprisonment on prisoners and the difficulty of reentering free society to the challenges faced by communities who must integrate the prisoners once they return. They look at family functioning during a period of imprisonment,…

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List price: $36.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/5/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 410
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.474
Language: English

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xiii
Prisoners Once Removed: The Children and Families of Prisoners	p. 1
The Impact of Incarceration and Reentry on Individual Prisoners
The Psychological Impact of Incarceration: Implications for Postprison Adjustment	p. 33
A Woman's Journey Home: Challenges for Female Offenders	p. 67
The Skill Sets and Health Care Needs of Released Offenders	p. 105
The Impact of Incarceration and Reentry on Children and Families
From One Generation to the Next: How Criminal Sanctions Are Reshaping Family Life in Urban America	p. 157
The Effects of Parental Incarceration on Children: Perspectives, Promises, and Policies	p. 189
The Adolescent Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Developmental Perspective	p. 233
Prisoners and Their Families: Parenting Issues during Incarceration	p. 259
The Impact of Incarceration and Reentry on Communities
Criminal Justice and Health and Human Services: An Exploration of Overlapping Needs, Resources, and Interests in Brooklyn Neighborhoods	p. 285
Incarceration, Reentry, and Social Capital: Social Networks in the Balance	p. 313
Building Partnerships to Strengthen Offenders, Families, and Communities	p. 343
About the Editors	p. 381
About the Contributors	p. 383
Index	p. 389
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