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The Antisocial Behavior of the Adolescent Children of Incarcerated Parents: A Developmental Perspective

by J. Mark Eddy and John B. Reid (published by the Urban Institute, 2002) 

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Summary:

This paper was prepared for the “From Prison to Home” Conference held January 30-31, 2002, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  It analyzes the antisocial behavior that children exhibit whose parents are incarcerated.  It offers an overview of the relationship between the parents’ criminality/incarceration(s) and the effect this has on the children’s behavior, and then discusses how these factors might be linked. Possible interventions that might make a difference on improving outcomes for these children are described.

Why does FASTEN recommend this resource?

Although this paper has an academic feel that may be unfamiliar to some practitioners, it addresses an issue that is not well-documented (i.e., it offers unique research findings). Perhaps the most valuable aspect of this resource is the listing it provides of different intervention models being tried around the country to address the unhealthy behaviors displayed by some adolescent children of prisoners.