The health impact on children affected by parental imprisonment

Beresford, Sarah; Loucks, Nancy; Raikes, Ben

doi:10.1136/bmjpo-2018-000275

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“…This relationship between the number of furlough days taken and the assessment of the relationship with one’ s children is absent in women due to factors relating to life prior to entry into prison. As noted above, these women are often the primary and/or sole caregivers for their children prior to entry into prison, whereas men tend to play more peripheral roles [ 39 ]. In this sense, women are likely to have more insight and a more accurate idea of their children’s situation.…”

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“…One of the main concerns of families is whether or not to communicate to the child the fact that their parent has been imprisoned. Parental imprisonment could negatively impact short-term emotional well-being as well as long-term health and social prospects [ 39 , 40 ], although the inability to talk about or obtain information is also associated with greater levels of distress [ 16 ]. This, in turn, is a major concern for families and the imprisoned parent [ 30 , 41 ].…”

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Correlates of a Positive Parenting Experience in Prison

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Fernández-Rouco

2021

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The two goals of this study were: (1) to explore the relationship of a parent’s experience in prison in combination with a range of characteristics relating to the parent in prison, to the children, and to the caregiver, and (2) to explore the role of sex and nationality in this relationship. A total of 202 parents in prison (99 men and 103 women; 106 Spanish and 96 foreigners) participated in this study. To maximize the understanding of the questions, in-person interviews were conducted to collect answers to the questionnaire. The findings particularly highlight the importance of the role of the primary caregiver in ensuring that the parent in prison has a positive parenting experience during incarceration. More specifically, the parent in prison reports a better parenting experience when they perceive the primary caregiver as a link between themselves and their children in a positive way. This finding points to the importance of intervention and research on this relationship in order to enhance parental satisfaction and the relationship between the imprisoned parent and their children, as well as the family’s resilience during parental imprisonment.

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Correlates of a Positive Parenting Experience in Prison

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Fernández-Rouco

2021

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“…Pitanje odnosa društva prema djeci (bivših) zatvorenika 1 uglavnom je adresirano kroz istraživanja pravne znanosti, kriminologije i penologije, dok se njihova prava i potrebe gotovo uopće ne propituju unutar odgojno-obrazovnih znanosti (Romstein, 2021). U svijetu, posebice u Sjedinjenim Američkim Državama i Ujedinjenom Kraljevstvu, dominiraju istraživanja na području kriminologije kojima se roditeljsko izvršavanje zatvorske kazne izravno povezuje s lošim akademskim uspjehom i prekidanjem školovanja djece čiji je roditelj u zatvoru (Huyn-Hohnbaum et al, 2015) te agresivnim ponašanjem u školi ili delikventnim ponašanjem (Farrington et al, 2016).…”

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“…Pritom je emocionalni teret roditeljskog počinjenja kaznenog djela i osude okoline stalno prisutan te se o roditeljskom izvršavanju kazne govori kao o dugotrajnoj, ponavljajućoj traumi (Arditti, 2012). Kao posljedice u socijalnoj sferi, odnosno stigme i odbacivanja okoline te neprimjerene skrbi, djeca zatvorenika u većem su riziku za zdravstvene probleme kao što su autoimune bolesti, zloćudni tumori i kardiovaskularne bolesti (Beresford et al, 2020), o čemu se u sustavu odgoja i obrazovanja ne vodi računa odnosno zdravstvena dobrobit i odgojno-obrazovna sfera života djece ne dovode se u su-odnos. Emocionalni kontekst roditeljskog izvršavanja kazne uključuje strah, ljutnju, nesigurnost, sram i zabrinutost (Gabelica Šupljika, 2017) zbog čega je jasno da dugotrajna izloženost ovim emocijama može kod djece izazva-ti zdravstvene probleme.…”

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Osobitosti stavova pedagoških profesionalaca prema djeci (bivših) zatvorenika

Romstein

2022

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Procjenjuje se da trenutačno u Republici Hrvatskoj tijekom godine oko 12 000 djece ima jednog ili oba roditelja u zatvoru, dok je broj djece bivših zatvorenika značajno veći. Djeca (bivših) zatvorenika svakodnevno se susreću sa stigmatizacijom zbog roditeljskog izvršavanja kazne. S obzirom na to da su odgojno-obrazovne ustanove mjesta koja mogu imati protektivnu ulogu, provedeno je istraživanje o stavovima pedagoških profesionalaca (odgojitelja, učitelja, stručnih suradnika i ravnatelja) prema djeci (bivših) zatvorenika. Rezultati pokazuju kako kod pedagoških profesionalaca postoji tendencija biološkom determinizmu, uz neujednačenost u strukturama afekata, ponašanja i kognicije. Struktura stavova nije povezana s radnim iskustvom (N=162, p=0.000) i razinom formalnog obrazovanja pedagoških profesionalaca (N=162, p=0.000). Ipak, u subskali kognicije pokazalo se da nešto pozitivnije stavove imaju pedagoški profesionalci koji su prethodno imali iskustva s djecom (bivših) zatvorenika. Dobiveni rezultati ukazuju na potrebu i vrijednost dodatnih edukacija za pedagoške profesionalce na temu rada s djecom (bivših) zatvorenika, kao i jačanje socijalne mreže podrške djeci i obiteljima koja bi uključivala vršnjačku podršku, zagovaračke kampanje za širu javnost, intersektorsku suradnju te participativna istraživanja s djecom, obiteljima i (bivšim) zatvorenicima.

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“…More recently, Minson (2021) noted unwillingness of judges to make appropriate enquiries about children and the impact of their mothers' sentence on them. Children can find it particularly challenging when their parent's court case is reported in the media (Beresford et al, 2020). Lockwood & Raikes (2016) identified the challenges of non-disclosure of arrest, court and potential imprisonment and consequent impact on children when parents do not return home from court.…”

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Improving Outcomes for Children Affected by Parental Involvement with the Criminal Justice System in Scotland

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Loucks

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With 20-27,000 children in Scotland experiencing a parent’s imprisonment and many more their parent’s involvement in the wider criminal justice system, it is vital that children’s needs and preferences are understood and acted upon. Parental imprisonment or involvement with the justice system short of imprisonment is a cause of deleterious chronic stress and adverse childhood experience. This 18-month participative study in Scotland was designed to establish the problems of having a parent involved in the criminal justice system and to co-produce solutions with affected families. The experiences of 14 children and young people were elicited through interviews (supplemented with input from parents and professionals), followed by a family consultation event. Schools elicited complex relationships of both stress and threat, an outlet, and a means for positive achievement despite the stressors. Schools need proactively to identify children who are struggling emotionally and to provide sensitive, discreet support. Children felt victimised by authorities and the community, experiencing devastating family disruption and loss of childhood. Community-based interventions could educate others about the impact on children of victimisation. Young people emphasised the need to humanise their experience from point-of-arrest to years after release. They sought more child-friendly prison visiting, physical contact, and meaningful activity with their parent. Parents wanted the development of parent-to-parent and young people-led support groups. A means to signpost affected families to self-support groups is needed. A model of symbiotic harm is used to offer theoretical context to the findings.

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The health impact on children affected by parental imprisonment

Cited by 11 publications

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Correlates of a Positive Parenting Experience in Prison

Correlates of a Positive Parenting Experience in Prison

Osobitosti stavova pedagoških profesionalaca prema djeci (bivših) zatvorenika

Improving Outcomes for Children Affected by Parental Involvement with the Criminal Justice System in Scotland

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