Date on LBA Capstone
Fall 12-12-2018
Document Type
Dissertation/Thesis
Lead Mentor
Dr. Barbara Cobb, LBA Coordinator
Mentor
Dr. Katy Hancock
Mentor
Dr. Jared Rosenberger
Department
Political Science and Sociology
Second Department
Political Science and Sociology
Abstract/Description
The United States maintains one of the highest incarceration rates in the entire world. The disturbing reality of these mass incarcerations is that they do not exclusively impact the offender, but the friends, family, and most importantly, the children of these incarcerated individuals. A startling number of children in the United States are separated from their biological parents through incarcerations. The effects of separation are rarely considered in legislation.
In the past few years, there has been a rise in programs designed to help maintain relationships between families and incarcerated individuals. One of the goals of these family programs is to increase the likelihood that the inmate will maintain a positive relationship with their children. Maintaining a relationship between incarcerated parent and child has proven to be beneficial for both parties. Family programs minimize the challenges associated with maintaining these child-parent relationships.
Recommended Citation
Porter, Bailey, "Incarcerated Parenting: How Family Relationships can be Beneficial" (2018). Liberal Arts Capstones. 2.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/lbacapstone/2
Included in
Family, Life Course, and Society Commons, Policy Design, Analysis, and Evaluation Commons, Politics and Social Change Commons
Additional Author Comments
This work is an analysis of the ways in which parent-child relationships could be beneficial while the parent is incarcerated.