Incarcerated fathers implications for father involvement

Michael E. Roettger; Raymond R. Swisher

doi:10.1007/978-94-007-5155-2_7

Incarcerated fathers implications for father involvement

Michael E. Roettger^*, Raymond R. Swisher

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Abstract

In the United States, father’s incarceration has become an increasingly common event in the lives of children, impacting an estimated 1.5 million children annually, or about 13 % of all persons at some point in their childhood. Father’s incarceration is associated with a wide range of adverse outcomes in childhood and adolescence, including: externalizing behavior, depression, drug use, and poor educational outcomes. In this chapter, we review trends in father’s incarceration, differences across subgroups of the population, and discuss its consequences for father involvement and child outcomes. We also discuss the policy and practice implications of existing research in the field.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Father Involvement in Young Children's Lives
Subtitle of host publication	A Global Analysis
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Pages	107-122
Number of pages	16
ISBN (Electronic)	9789400751552
ISBN (Print)	9789400751545
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5155-2_7
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2013
Externally published	Yes

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