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When are you coming home? : how young children cope when parents go to jail /

Cuthrell, Hilary,

When are you coming home? : how young children cope when parents go to jail / Hilary Cuthrell, Luke Muentner, Julie Poehlmann. - xii, 210 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm. - Critical issues in crime and society . - Critical issues in crime and society .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-206) and index.

"As the United States approaches its 50th year of mass incarceration, more children than ever before have experienced the incarceration of a parent. The vast majority of incarceration occurs in locally operated jails and disproportionately impacts families of color, those experiencing poverty, and rural households. However, we are only beginning to understand the various ways in which children cope with the incarceration of a parent - particularly the coping of young children who are most at risk for the adversity and also the most detrimentally impacted. When Are You Coming Home? helps answer questions about how young ones are faring when a parent is incarcerated in jail. Situated within a resilience model of development, the book presents findings related to children's stress, family relationships, health, home environments, and visit experiences through the eyes of the children and families. This humanizing, social justice-oriented approach discusses the paramount need to support children and their families before, during, and after a parent's incarceration while the country simultaneously grapples with strategies of reform and decarceration"--

1978825706 1978825714 9781978825703 9781978825710

2022019248

GBC314684 bnb

020932604 Uk


Child welfare--United States.
Children of prisoners--United States.
Prisoners--United States.
Prisoners--Family.--United States

HV8886 .U5 / C867 2023

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