The foster care crisis: What caused caseloads to grow?

Swann, Christopher A.; Sylvester, Michelle Sheran

doi:10.1353/dem.2006.0019

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“…Prisoners' children are more likely to exhibit behavioral problems (Geller et al 2012;Wildeman 2010) and have higher mortality rates (Wildeman 2012) than comparable children. Imprisonment imposes a monetary burden on prisoners and their families (Braman 2004;Geller et al 2011;Harris et al 2010), and it may contribute to foster care caseloads (Swann and Sylvester 2006). The cumulative risk of parental imprisonment tells us how many children have been affected by the historic expansion of imprisonment in the United States.…”

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Geographic Variation in the Cumulative Risk of Imprisonment and Parental Imprisonment in the United States

Muller

Wildeman

2016

Demography

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This article reports estimates of the cumulative risk of imprisonment and parental imprisonment for demographic groups in four regions and four states. Regional and state-level cumulative risks were markedly higher for African Americans and Latinos than for whites. African Americans faced the highest cumulative risks of imprisonment in the Midwest, Northeast, and two southern states. Latinos were most likely to serve time in state prison in the West, where their cumulative risk was comparable to that of African Americans. Latino children had a relatively high risk of having a parent imprisoned in the Northeast as well. Racial disparities in the cumulative risk of imprisonment and parental imprisonment did not increase linearly with increases in the cumulative risk for all groups.

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Section: The Cumulative Risk Of Imprisonmentmentioning

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Geographic Variation in the Cumulative Risk of Imprisonment and Parental Imprisonment in the United States

Muller

Wildeman

2016

Demography

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“…1 These numbers have since decreased. Societal factors, such as the crack/cocaine epidemic and reduced benefits to needy families through welfare reform, led to the initial rise, 2 and a number of forces, including legislation affecting child welfare, contributed to the subsequent decline.…”

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Trends in Child Protection and Out-of-Home Care

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“…This youth population is plagued with so many emotional and behavioral problems that finding an effective remedy to ameliorate and support their coping skills remains a challenge. The issues they are facing are broad and their behavior can be linked to a background of poor family structure (poverty, social economic status, and poor parenting) as well parental incarceration [63][64][65][66][67][68][69]. After analyzing and understanding the multiple factors researchers have explored and tested, the evidence reveals the following consistent pattern:…”

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Hardships Children face in the United States of America by Having a Parent in Prison: How to Help Them! A Program Proposal

Jhz¹

2016

Social Crimonol

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This is a qualitative study examining research that has previously investigated the impact the incarceration of parents has on children in the United States of America. The study will explore root causes and causality outcomes for youth behaviors, on a psychological and child development level, by examining data, results and findings from multiple journal articles related to this topic and documenting patterns, commonalities, differences and/or connections that may define why children often develop so many challenging outcomes.The research questions are, (1) why children who have an incarcerated parent are characterized to produce so many negative outcomes, such as emotional, learning and behavioral challenges; what do developmental theories say about this? (2) What will be the best program implementation design to aid effectively in reducing negative outcomes, among youth who have a parent in prison?The data analysis will include statistical reviews from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) to help determine whether this issue is significantly prevalent to warrant societal or governmental intervention. The conclusion will include critical areas (on children and caregivers) any program should address, when implementing programs to help the population of youth dealing with having a parent in prison. Children of Promise, NYC, is an organization specifically designed to work with children having parents in prison and will also be evaluated.In addition, the findings and suggestions are beneficial for social service organizations looking for possible strategies and buffers that can support healthy youth development and assist and/or minimize resulting emotional and psychological hurdles.

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The foster care crisis: What caused caseloads to grow?

Cited by 104 publications

References 23 publications

Geographic Variation in the Cumulative Risk of Imprisonment and Parental Imprisonment in the United States

Geographic Variation in the Cumulative Risk of Imprisonment and Parental Imprisonment in the United States

Trends in Child Protection and Out-of-Home Care

Hardships Children face in the United States of America by Having a Parent in Prison: How to Help Them! A Program Proposal

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