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- Title
I NEED TO FEEL YOUR TOUCH: ALLOWING NEWBORNS AND INFANTS CONTACT VISITATION WITH JAILED PARENTS.
- Authors
MCMILLEN, MEGAN
- Abstract
The article presents information on the incarceration of the offenders and its devastating effects on the children of the incarcerated. The impact on the social development, issues related to mental health problems and the increase in criminal behavior are discussed. The recidivism rate in parents, termination of parental rights and the costs and security concerns in case of visitation are also discussed.
- Subjects
IMPRISONMENT; SOCIAL development; MENTAL health &; social status; RECIDIVISM; PARENT-child legal relationship; VISITATION rights (Domestic relations)
- Publication
University of Illinois Law Review, 2012, Vol 2012, Issue 5, p1811
- ISSN
0276-9948
- Publication type
Article