Research and Practice
Symposium on Marriage and Incarceration: A Meeting Summary
By: Brandy Bauer, Jamie Hart, Anne Hopewell, and Naomi
Tein of Health Systems Research
This report summarizes an ASPE-convened symposium on developing strategies
to improve the marriages and family life of those incarcerated or returning
from a period of incarceration. Invited to the meeting were experts with
research and practice knowledge about incarceration and re-entry, marriage
strengthening, family processes, and domestic violence. The symposium discussion
focused on 1) increasing understanding among the criminal justice and marriage
education disciplines about how these issues are viewed by each discipline;
2) identifying practice needs and gaps to improve marriage outcomes
for these couples; and 3) reviewing research topics for improved understanding
of the efficacy of various interventions for this population. In addition
to the discussion synthesis, the report contains the Symposium agenda and
participants and a conference background paper. January, 2007.
PDF Version (350KB)
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Co-Occurring Intimate Partner Violence and Child Maltreatment: Local
Policies/Practices and Relationships to Child Placement, Family Services and Residence, Final Report
NIJ-Sponsored, March 2006, NCJ 213503. (30 pages).
PDF
NCJRS Abstract
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From Prison to Home: The Effect of Incarceration and
Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities, a project with papers, a national policy conference, and a synthesis report. 2002.
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Incarcerated Parents and Their Children
The Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics, has released a report
“Incarcerated
Parents and Their Children”. This report
profiles information on the 721,500 parents in prison. According to the BJS report
93 percent of the parents in prison are male and 1.5 million children have a parent
in federal or state prison. See also the press release.
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Uniting Incarcerated Parents and Their Families
ACF is pleased to announce the availability of the latest report from the
Welfare Peer Technical Assistance Network. This report describes the
lessons learned from the ACF/OFA Welfare Peer TA Network workshop, “Uniting
Incarcerate Parents and Their Families.” The workshop was held
in Orlando and in Tamoka prison in Daytona Beach, Florida, on May 21-22, 2002.
The Report in PDF format for printing.
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Publication: Fathers in the Criminal Justice System
Publication Source: Center for Policy Research
Description: The report analyzes the results of
the Fathers in the Criminal Justice System project conducted by the
Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division
(DOR/CSE), in order to develop ways of communicating with and serving
incarcerated noncustodial parents. The project developed responsive
child support procedures including simplified paternity establishment
and genetic testing procedures, and methods of assisting incarcerated
noncustodial father to request modification of their child support
orders to prevent the accumulation of uncollectable arrears. In
addition, the project led DOR/CSE to initiate a number of policy
changes that will affect future interactions with incarcerated parents
as well as other low-income groups.
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Web Publication: When Prisoners Return
Publication Source: Justice eReport; Justice Fellowship
Description: Justice Fellowship works to integrate biblically based, restorative reforms into the criminal
justice system. In its efforts to facilitate offenders' reentry into
communities, Justice Fellowship advocates proving them with housing,
medical services, employment assistance, mentoring, faith-based
services, and community support.
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Publication: Mentoring for Children of Prisoners
Fact Sheet
Publication Source: National Mentoring Center
Description: The fact sheet of National Mentoring Center (NMC) contains a set of useful links to
assist service providers with understanding mentoring efforts intended
for children of prisoners (COP). These links give a better
understanding of the needs of COP youth and the federal and local
programming currently geared towards them.
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Publication: People
of Faith Mentoring Children of Promise
Publication Source: The Faith and Service Technical Education Network (FASTEN)
Description: This FASTEN mentoring manual is
designed as a guide for those who have chosen to take the incarceration
of a child's parent as a point of intervention, with mentoring as a
vehicle. The manual uses the Amachi program as a model to show how
faith-based organizations, secular nonprofits, and public organizations
can work together to provide caring and trusting relationships for
these children.
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Publication: Amachi:
Mentoring Children of Prisoners in Philadelphia
Publication Source: Public/Private Ventures
Description: This report documents the early
years of operation of the Amachi mentoring program for children of
incarcerated and formerly incarcerated parents in Philadelphia. The
report discusses data regarding program quality and effectiveness, as
well as the strategies and mechanics of setting up, operating, and
maintaining an Amachi program. The report is intended to assist those
interested in supporting or operating an Amachi program.
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Website Resource: Family and Corrections Network
Website Source: Family and Corrections Network
Description: The Family and Corrections Network
(FCN) and its Web site provide ways for those concerned with families
of prisoners to share information and experiences in an atmosphere of
mutual respect. FCN accomplishes this mission through publishing,
sponsoring conferences, collaborating with other agencies,
presentations, and consultation. FCN has published information on
children of prisoners, parenting programs for prisoners, prison
visiting, incarcerated fathers, hospitality programs and a variety of
other topics.
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Office of Justice Programs Publications
Publications are organized by subject terms make online research on any aspect of reentry easy.
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