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- Title
Forgotten families--the impacts of imprisonment.
- Authors
Cunningham, Ann
- Abstract
It is widely acknowledged that children and parents are affected by family separation in many ways. The purpose of a prison sentence is to punish offenders, not their children. Recently, the Victorian Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders conducted a study of the needs of children and families of prisoners in Victoria. In New South Wales, a Legislative Council Standing Committee Inquiry into Children of Imprisoned Parents recommended that the prison reception interview should document details of prisoners' children including their ages, legal custody, and whether the prisoner was prime caregiver prior to imprisonment. Providing a sympathetic environment in which parents and their children can meet during the parent's incarceration can contribute to the benefit of the experience for both children and parents. In the case of parent-child visitation in jails and prisons, it is clear that this beneficial, low-cost intervention reduces the negative effects of parent-child separation and may therefore also contribute to a reduction of future crime and incarceration among prisoner's children. INSET: ABOUT VACRO..
- Subjects
CHILDREN of prisoners; IMPRISONMENT; PRISONERS; FAMILIES; PARENT-child relationships; CHILD care
- Publication
Family Matters, 2001, Issue 59, p35
- ISSN
1030-2646
- Publication type
Article