Parental Arrest, Incarceration and the Outcomes of Their Children

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen B. Billings
Keyword(s):  
Parental Arrest

scholarly journals The Health and Development of Young Children Who Witnessed Their Parent’s Arrest Prior to Parental Jail Incarceration

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 4512
Author(s):  
Julie Poehlmann-Tynan ◽  
Luke Muentner ◽  
Kaitlyn Pritzl ◽  
Hilary Cuthrell ◽  
Lauren A. Hindt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Emotional Symptoms ◽  
Incarcerated Parents ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
Health And Development ◽  
Minor Children ◽  
Children's Caregivers ◽  
Parental Arrest

Most U.S. incarceration occurs in jails, with more than 10 million annual admissions, and most individuals in jail are parents of minor children. In this short-term longitudinal study, we examined the health and development of young children who did or did not witness their parent’s arrest prior to parental jail incarceration. 228 individuals in 76 triads (incarcerated parents, children, at-home caregivers) were enrolled from four jails in two states. Jailed parents and caregivers reported on whether the child witnessed the parent’s arrest or crime. Children’s caregivers completed questionnaires about children’s emotional symptoms during the prior 6 months and demographics, as well as children’s emotional reactions to separation from the parent and child health at the initial assessment and 2 weeks later. Trained researchers conducted a developmental assessment with children while waiting to visit parents. Results of regression-based moderated mediation analyses indicated that when their emotional symptoms were high, children who witnessed parental arrest were more likely to have poorer health initially and more intense negative reactions to the parent leaving for jail. In addition, when children’s general emotional symptoms were low, children who witnessed their parent’s arrest were more likely to exhibit developmental delays, especially in their early academic skills, compared to children who did not witness the arrest. Witnessing the parent’s crime related to missed milestones in social and adaptive development. Findings have implications for policies regarding safeguarding children during parental arrest and referrals for health- and development-promotion services following parental criminal justice system involvement.

Psychopathic traits and gender as moderators of the parental arrest-proactive aggression link

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 2334-2342
Author(s):  
Rebecca P. Ang ◽  
Xiang Li ◽  
Vivien S. Huan
Keyword(s):  
Psychopathic Traits ◽  
Proactive Aggression ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Parental Arrest

Parental Arrest and Children Involved With Child Welfare Services Agencies.

2004 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan D. Phillips ◽  
Barbara J. Burns ◽  
H. Ryan Wagner ◽  
Richard P. Barth
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Child Welfare Services ◽  
Welfare Services ◽  
Parental Arrest
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