Avoiding the pathologizing of children of prisoners

Knudsen, Else Marie

doi:10.1177/0264550516660766

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“…It should, however, be noted that because it is difficult to disentangle the long-term effects of parental imprisonment from those of other forms of disadvantage suffered by the children of offenders, claims of causation should be treated with caution (Flynn, 2013; Murray and Farrington, 2008). Knudsen (2016) adds the important warning that practitioners should not react to evidence of enhanced risks of future offending by making ‘homogenizing or pathologizing’ assumptions about all children with a parent in prison.…”

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Prisoners and their children: An innovative model of ‘whole family’ support

Clancy

Maguire

2017

European Journal of Probation

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The article reports key findings from an evaluation of 'Invisible Walls Wales' (IWW), a multi-agency 'through the gate' project in HMP Parc, South Wales, based on an innovative model of 'whole family' support for prisoners, their children and partners. It provides an overview of previous research on the impact of parental imprisonment on children and families, including financial hardship, emotional stress and risks of 'intergenerational offending'. It outlines the core elements of the IWW model and the substantial infrastructure of family support facilities in the prison on which it was built. It summarises outcomes of the project for fathers, partners and children, and gives examples of how IWW's 'whole family' approach is influencing policy and practice elsewhere. Reoffending rates are not yet available, but are anticipated to be low. However, the key strength of the project, it is argued, lies in its emphasis on the 'whole family' as the main beneficiary, rather than focusing narrowly on rehabilitation of the father.

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Prisoners and their children: An innovative model of ‘whole family’ support

Clancy

Maguire

2017

European Journal of Probation

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“…Contributions are increasingly anchored on different socio-geographic contexts, thus extending the analytical focus to variable legal, penal, and social settings, as this edited collection illustrates in a particularly elucidative manner. This body of literature is, therefore, increasingly aware of the specific implications of imprisonment to different social groups-such as children of prisoners (Knudsen, 2016;Smith, 2014;Wakefield and Wildeman, 2013;Minson, this volume;Oldrup and Frederiksen, this volume), prisoners' partners (Codd, 2000;Comfort, 2008;Fishman, 1990;Girshick, 1996;Kotova, this volume), prisoners' extended family (Braman, 2004;Condry, 2007;Christian and Kennedy, 2011;Touraut, 2012), and communities highly affected by imprisonment (Clear, 2007;Cunha, 2008).…”

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Prisons, Punishment, and the Family

Hutton¹

2018

Oxford Scholarship Online

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This book draws together chapters from eight countries to explore the severe effects that prison has on the families of prisoners. There are millions of people affected by the imprisonment of a family member each year and they suffer a wide range of difficulties. This has important implications for society as prisoners’ families experience social exclusion and inequality, despite being innocent citizens. This is important for how we think about the use of imprisonment in society and how it has a wide reach beyond the wall of the prison.

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“…Globally children with mothers in prison encounter similar problems (Dawson, Brookes, Carter, Larman & Jackson, 2013 ;Easterling & Feldman, 2017;Flynn, 2014;Knudsen, 2016;Roberts, 2012). As long ago as 1983, the children of prisoners were described as 'forgotten victims' (Matthews, 1983) and arguably this is still the case; there are no formal systems in place or consistent support offered to the children of prisoners (Ministry of Justice/DCSF 2007).…”

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Visiting Mum: Children's Perspectives on a Supported Scheme When Visiting Their Mother in Prison

Rees

Maxwell

Lyttleton-Smith

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Child Care in Practice

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Visiting Mum: children's perspectives on a supported scheme when visiting their mother in prison. This article reports the findings from a qualitative study evaluating a Visiting Mum scheme that supported Welsh children with a mother in prison. There are 12 women's prisons in England, and none in Wales. Women living in south and west Wales are currently incarcerated at HMP Eastwood Park, Gloucestershire. This is significant for Welsh children, as journeys to the prison are extensive and costly. This article focuses on the rarely heard experiences of the children when visiting prison. We ran focus groups with 12 children utilising innovative, participatory and creative methods. The findings reveal a hidden population of children who suffer disproportionately as a result of their mother's incarceration but who were effectively supported by a service which helped to sustain mother-child relationships during their mothers' imprisonment.

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Avoiding the pathologizing of children of prisoners

Cited by 11 publications

References 27 publications

Prisoners and their children: An innovative model of ‘whole family’ support

Prisoners and their children: An innovative model of ‘whole family’ support

Prisons, Punishment, and the Family

Visiting Mum: Children's Perspectives on a Supported Scheme When Visiting Their Mother in Prison

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