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2012
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Reunification Training for Caregivers
Illinois Dept. of Children and Family Services (Springfield, IL); Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) (Washington, DC).
This participant’s manual is a great resource for programs that reunite children of inmates with their released parents. Sections of this document are: learning objectives; PRIDE (Parents’ Resource for Information, Development and Education) competency categories; thinking about permanency; caregiver specific factors to enhance permanency and support reunification; important provisions of the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997; components of concurrent planning; the Act and concurrent planni... Read More
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44 pages
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2012
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Realistic Child Support Orders for Incarcerated Parents
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE). Project to Avoid Increasing Delinquencies (PAID) (Washington, DC).
“For child support to be a reliable source of income for children, parents who are incarcerated need child support orders that reflect actual income.1 This fact sheet highlights opportunities to encourage incarcerated parents to engage with the child support system, to reduce or suspend orders during incarceration to avoid arrears, and to offer post-incarceration child support services” (p. 1). Topics covered include: modifying orders to reflect actual income—promising practices in California, N... Read More
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6 pages
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2012
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"Voluntary Unemployment," Imputed Income, and Modification Laws and Policies for Incarcerated Noncustodial Parents
U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services. Administration for Children and Families (ACF). Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE). Project to Avoid Increasing Delinquencies (PAID) (Washington, DC).
“For child support to be a reliable source of income for children, parents who are incarcerated need child support orders that reflect actual income. This chart, which reviews practices, laws, and policies in different jurisdictions, is a companion to the “Realistic Child Support Orders for Incarcerated Parents” fact sheet, PAID fact sheet No. 4” (NIC accession no. 026494). Columns show the state (area), whether reduction is allowed, modification practices, modification barriers, and court case... Read More
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15 pages
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2011
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Children on the Outside: Voicing the Pain and Human Costs of Parental Incarceration
By Allard, Patricia; Greene, Judith.
Justice Strategies (Brooklyn, NY).
Observations of and recommendations based “largely in the words of the most directly affected, the children” are presented. Anyone involved in providing services to juveniles should read this report. “It is by tackling the psychological and emotional trauma head-on that we not only aid these children to grow into our future mothers, fathers, taxpayers and workers, but also ensure more stable and thriving communities” (p. i). Sections following an executive summary are: introduction; voicing the ... Read More
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45 pages
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2011
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Arizona Family Members Behind Bars: Difficult Questions Children Ask…and Answers That Might Help: A Caregiver’s Guide to Arizona’s Criminal Justice System from Arrest to Release
Arizona’s Children Association. KARE Family Center (Tucson, AZ); Pima Prevention Partnership. AZ STARS Collaboration (Tucson, AZ).
If your agency provides services to the children of incarcerated individuals, you may want to look at this manual for guiding your own efforts at developing a publication for the children of your inmates. It might be something you share with community partners. The guide offers assistance in answering the often tough questions of what is happening to a child’s parent. Sections of this publication include: how to use this manual; 10 tips for caregivers; 10 questions a child might ask about the cr... Read More
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64 pages + 72 pages
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2011
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A Call to Action: Safeguarding New York's Children of Incarcerated Parents
By Krupat, Tanya; Gaynes, Elizabeth; Lincroft, Yali.
Osborne Association. New York Initiative for Children of Incarcerated Parents (New York, NY).
The “purpose of this report is action. It is intended to be a tool that assists policymakers, practitioners, government agency staff, advocates, and families to enact positive changes to benefit the lives of New York’s children” (p. 9). It can be used as a starting point for the efforts of other states in making the lives of children with incarcerated parents more safe and nurturing. Four sections are contained in this publication: what we know about children of incarcerated parents; the crimina... Read More
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88 pages
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2010
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Study of Incarcerated Women and Their Children
By Sharp, Susan; Pain, Emily.
Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth (Oklahoma City, OK).
The experiences of female inmates, their children, and the present caregivers of those children are examined. Any review of the problems women inmates and their children experience should include this report. Three sections are contained in this document: female prisoners—demographics, criminal histories, family histories, mental health histories, drug abuse histories, children, and concerns and recommendations from the women; caregivers of the children of female prisoners—backgrounds of the inc... Read More
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39 pages
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2009
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Incarcerated Parents and Their Children: Trends 1991-2007
By Schirmer, Sarah; Nellis, Ashley; Mauer, Marc.
The Sentencing Project (Washington, DC).
Issues surrounding the impact of incarceration on parents and their children are discussed. Sections contained in this report include: introduction with key points; incarcerated parents -- population, marital status, and gender; minor children of incarcerated parents -- number, racial and ethnic population, and contact with parents; public policy impact; recommendations for public policy; and conclusion.... Read More
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11 p.
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2009
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Racial and Ethnic Disparity and Disproportionality in Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice: A Compendium
Georgetown University. Public Policy Institute. Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) (Washington, DC); University of Chicago. Chapin Hall Center for Children (Chicago, IL).
Documents are provided from the symposium “The Overrepresentation of Children of Color in America’s Juvenile Justice System and Child Welfare Systems.” “The symposium was designed to illuminate the work of juvenile justice and child welfare systems in this area – and the degree to which the systems’ efforts are or are not integrated – and to focus on the ways in which the federal, state, and local government might support both systems in achieving better outcomes for children and promote policie... Read More
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79 p.
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2009
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Mothers, Infants and Imprisonment: A National Look at Prison Nurseries and Community-Based Alternatives
By Villanueva, Chandra King; From, Sarah B.; Lerner, Georgia.
Women's Prison Association and Home, Inc. Institute on Women and Criminal Justice (New York, NY).
Prison nurseries and community-based residential parenting programs, two possible options for women who have children while incarcerated, are examined. Sections in addition to an executive summary are: introduction; characteristics of prison nursery programs; program spotlight -- Washington State Correctional Center for Women; characteristics of community-based residential parenting programs; program spotlight -- Lovelady Center, Birmingham, AL; program spotlight -- U.S. Federal Bureau of Priso... Read More
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39 p.
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2009
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Incarcerated Parents and Child Support: The Handbook for Incarcerated Parents: Child Support, Establishing Paternity, Visitation, DNA Testing, Resources
Texas Office of the Attorney General (Austin, TX).
This brochure aims "to inform incarcerated parents about what they do when they are sent to prison, how to handle their child support case when they are incarcerated and what to do when they are released from prison" (p. 2). Topics discussed include: what the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) can provide: what the OAG will not; frequently asked questions about child support, about visitation, and upon release from incarceration; and child support definitions.... Read More
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8 p.
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2009
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Children of Incarcerated Parents: An Action Plan for Federal Policymakers
By Nickel, Jessica; Garland, Crystal; Kane, Leah.
Annie E. Casey Foundation (Baltimore, MD).
Council of State Governments Justice Center (New York, NY).
“This action plan is designed to help federal leaders improve policies for children of incarcerated parents, but also includes recommendations of value to state and local governments that can facilitate and complement federal initiatives and result in better responses to this population” (p. ix). Sections of this publication include: introduction; children of incarcerated parents—overview and research; coordination across service systems; responses to children during a parent’s arrest; parent-ch... Read More
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46 p.
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2009
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Definitions of "Parent" and Relative Variations in Child Welfare
National Conference of State Legislatures (Denver, CO).
Legislation regarding the relationship between parent and child is organized and presented by state. Entries include summaries of pertinent text.... Read More
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15 p.
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2009
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Supporting Youth in Transition to Adulthood: Lessons Learned from Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
By Altschuler, David; Stangler, Gary; Berkley, Kent; Burton, Leonard; Pinheiro, Erika.
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Chicago, IL).
Georgetown University. Public Policy Institute. Center for Juvenile Justice Reform (CJJR) (Washington, DC); Jim Casey Youth Opportunities Initiative (St. Louis, MO).
“This paper discusses the successes and challenges that juvenile justice and child welfare agencies face in preparing the youth they serve for a successful adulthood” (p.5). Sections of this publication include: introduction; the desired result—successful transition to adulthood by age 25; history of child welfare and juvenile justice systems; systems reform; agency culture and collaboration; managing multiple systems involvement; fundamentals of policy and practice; and conclusions and recommen... Read More
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58 p.
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2006
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Children of Incarcerated Parents: Trainer's Guide [and] Participant Resources
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Child Welfare League of America (Washington, DC).
Issues affecting the children of incarcerated parents are discussed during this twelve-hour training program. Modules include:
- What everyone should know -- who the children of incarcerated parents are, the impact of parental incarceration on children, and what we can do;
- How the child experiences parental incarceration -- child development and attachment and the child’s view of parental incarceration;
- Teamwork toward resilience -- what resilience is and strategies for promo... Read More
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2 v. (v. 1 - 141 p., v. 2 - 70 p.) + 1 computer disk; CD-ROM
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2004
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Planning and Intervention Sites Funded to Address the Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents: Final Report
By Bush-Baskette, Stephanie; Patino, Vanessa.
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC); Child Welfare League of America (Washington, DC).
National Council on Crime and Delinquency (Oakland, CA).
Results from a process and outcome evaluation of program development for demonstration sites of programs that address the needs of children with incarcerated parents are presented. Sections contained in this report are: executive summary; introduction; challenges faced by children of incarcerated parents; overview of the initiative, planning sites, and intervention sites; evaluation overview; case studies; Board interviews; summary of findings; and conclusion and implications for future program... Read More
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131 p.
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2003
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Children of Prisoners: Children of Promise [Videoconference Held June 18, 2003]
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
This videoconference identifies the problems and greatest needs of incarcerated parents and caretakers with regard to their children. It specifically addresses: - Problems and issues that children of prisoners or former prisoners face that put the kids at risk;
- Evidence-based and promising approaches to support these children and build on their strengths;
- And the benefits of the criminal justice system becoming more family-friendly.... Read More
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1 DVD (151 min.)
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1989
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Task Force on Women, Children, and the Criminal Justice System
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Connecticut General Assembly. Task Force on Women, Children, and the Criminal Justice System (Hartford, CT); Connecticut. The Permanent Commission on the Status of Women (Hartford, CT).
The Task Force was established in 1987 to examine issues surrounding female offenders and their children, and the impact of the justice system from arrest to re-entry into the community. This document includes both an executive summary, and final report and recommendations.... Read More
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90 p.
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