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2005
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Serving Children and Families of Adult Offenders: A Directory of Programs
By Mustin, James W; D'Arville, Donna; Schmalz-Riedt, Yvette. National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Identifies programs in the U.S. and Canada that offer services specifically for children and families of adult offenders. Each entry provides the following information: telephone, address, e-mail, website, contact person(s), area served, year established, publications, and a brief description of the program and its services.... Read More
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71 p.
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.
2002
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Serving Families of Adult Offenders: A Directory of Programs
By Mustin, James W., ed.; D'Arville, Donna, ed.. National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). Family and Corrections Network (Palmyra, VA); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
Programs in the U.S. offering services specifically for families of adult offenders are noted and organized by state. Directory information for each program (if available) includes address, phone number, email address, website, contact person, agency head, area served, parent organization, date of establishment, and a brief description of services offered. A link to a list of programs serving Canada is also provided (http://www3.sympatico.ca/cfcn/). ... Read More
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75 p.
2002
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Services for Families of Prison Inmates
National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). LIS, Inc. (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections Information Center (Longmont, CO); National Institute of Corrections. Prisons Division (Washington, DC).
Responses from 54 agencies that answered this survey are analyzed and reported. The following sections are contained in this report: introduction; project method; agency initiatives related to families of inmates; facility assignment and visitation assistance; services for inmates with children; services to pregnant inmates and mothers of infants and young children; provision of parenting and parent-child programs in men's and women's prisons; program evaluations; and conclusion. Involvement in ... Read More
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15 p.
1998
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Directory of Programs Serving Families of Adult Offenders
By Mustin, James W., ed.; Halfacre, Stephanie, ed.. National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). Family and Corrections Network (Palmyra, VA); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
This revised edition updates the directory, dated October 1995 and lists programs in the United States and Canada.... Read More
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38 p.
1996
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Recommendations for Family Violence Programming for the U.S. Navy
By Krauth, Barbara. National Institute of Corrections Academy (Longmont, CO).
After reviewing several domestic violence programs, the author recommends the Moral Reconation Therapy program for family violence, the Man's Work: How to Stop the Violence program to address the general issue of violence, and Project HIP: Helping Incarcerated Parents as a model parenting program. These and other programs are briefly described.... Read More
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10 p.
1995
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Directory of Programs Serving Families of Adult Offenders
By Mustin, James W., ed.; Halfacre, Stephanie, ed.. National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). Family and Corrections Network (Waynesboro, VA); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC).
This directory lists programs in the United States and Canada offering services specifically for families of adult offenders.... Read More
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34 p.
1990
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Camp Celebration: Incarcerated Mothers and Their Children Camping Together, Dwight Correctional Center, Research Report, 1990
By Stumbo, Norma J.; Little, Sandra L.. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services (Washington, DC); National Institute of Corrections (Washington, DC). Illinois Dept. of Corrections (Springfield, IL); Dwight Correctional Center (Dwight, IL).
This report reviews a federally grant-funded program to provide a camping program for incarcerated women and their children through the Dwight Correctional Center in Illinois. This review of the program describes the camping and pre-camping activities, the women who participated, and the results of the "Camp Celebration" program. As well, the report describes other parenting programs offered at the correctional center.... Read More
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30 p.


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