1994
DOI: 10.1177/0306624x9403800103
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Exploring the Link between Visits and Parole Success: A Survey of Prison Visitors

Abstract: An exploratory survey of visitors to two men's prisons finds that the visitors differ in some significant ways from prisoners' families previously described in the literature. The results raise some questions about the correlation that has been established between visits and post-release success and provoke suggestions for in-depth research into visitor/prisoner relationships.

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“…Finally, legislators and the public should be made aware of how these regulations increase the financial burden of maintaining contact with the incarcerated, and be informed that visiting during incarceration promotes family reunification and reduces recidivism (Schafer, 1994;Hairston, 1991). Visiting centers may also present opportunities to develop and support advocacy and empowerment of women visitors to challenge the structural barriers that support and maintain the high cost of…”
Section: Discussion and Policy Recommendationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Finally, legislators and the public should be made aware of how these regulations increase the financial burden of maintaining contact with the incarcerated, and be informed that visiting during incarceration promotes family reunification and reduces recidivism (Schafer, 1994;Hairston, 1991). Visiting centers may also present opportunities to develop and support advocacy and empowerment of women visitors to challenge the structural barriers that support and maintain the high cost of…”
Section: Discussion and Policy Recommendationsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…One of the most consistent findings in criminal justice is that visiting during incarceration promotes family reunification OLGA GRINSTEAD is an associate professor in the Department of Medicine, Center for and reduces recidivism (Schafer, 1994;Hairston, 1991), and programs have been developed to encourage family support and reunification (e.g. Jorgensen, Hernandez and Warren, 1986).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It also gives them a sense of independence and security so they do not have to borrow for their needs. Little, however, is known about how and why family contact is beneficial, and how it interacts with other facets of the prison experience such as participation in programs, who is visiting (e.g., wife, parent, or girlfriend), and prisoner factors such as the type of crime, length of sentence, and criminal history (Schafer, 1994). It is possible that family-oriented programs such as parenting skills and life training courses are just as valuable to prisoners as visitation, but these questions have not been adequately addressed in the literature.…”
Section: Staying Connected From the Prisoner Perspectivementioning
confidence: 99%
“…Initial research suggests that that incarceration erodes social ties to one's spouse (Goeke, 1980;Schafer, 1994). Unfortunately, the scope of this research is severely limited because most of the work is qualitative in nature and based on interviews with very small samples.…”
Section: Research On the Effect Of Incarceration On Marriagementioning
confidence: 99%