The Moderating Effect of Living with a Child Before Incarceration on Postrelease Outcomes Related to a Prison-Based Parent Management Training Program. (2nd January 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Burraston, Bert O.; Eddy, J. Mark
• Is Part Of: Smith College studies in social work. Volume 87:Number 1(2017)
• Page Start: 94
• Page End: 111
• Publication Date: 2017-01-02
• Subjects: Parental incarceration -- parenting intervention -- rearrests -- recidivism; Social service -- Periodicals; Social problems -- Periodicals; Dissertations, Academic -- United States -- Abstracts -- Periodicals; 361.3
• DOI: 10.1080/00377317.2017.1248634
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0037-7317

Abstract

ABSTRACT: With the rapid growth in incarceration in the United States over the past few decades came dramatic growth in the number of the incarcerated parents with at least one minor child. Parental incarceration places extra stresses and strains on families and children. Almost all of those incarcerated will eventually be released. However, the majority of those released from prison will be rearrested within a year. Finding interventions that can decrease the likelihood of returning to crime and to incarceration are of utmost importance. Using a social bond theory framework, the authors examine the moderating effect of living with a child before incarceration on program outcomes related to a prison-based parent management training program. A significant effect was found. Implications for these findings are discussed for future research and practice.