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Advanced SearchIncarceration, Reentry, and Social Capital: Social Networks in the Balance
Reentry may be thought of as a community-level process when it occurs in high concentrations. The concepts of social capital and collective efficacy have been used to explain the production and maintenance of disadvantage and its consequences.
Effects of Parental Incarceration on Young Children
For imprisoned mothers, one of the greatest punishments incarceration carries with it is separation from their children. As one mother put it, "I can do time alone OK. But its not knowing what's happening to my son that hurts most". As this quote suggests, when parents are incarcerated, "what's happening" to their children is a great concern. It is a concern for us as well.
The Psychological Impact of Incarceration: Implications for Post-Prison Adjustment
This paper addresses the psychological impact of incarceration and its implications for post-prison freeworld adjustment.
Services Integration: Strengthening Offenders and Families, While Promoting Community Health and Safety
Services integration necessitates the development of collaborations across public agencies, or between public and private organizations.
How Effective Are Different Welfare-to-Work Approaches? Five-Year Adult and Child Impacts for Eleven Programs
Contents Findings in Brief Background Program Approaches and Implementation Features Research Designs and Samples Five-Year Effects on Use of Employment-Related Services and Costs
Assessing the Context of Permanency and Reunification in the Foster Care System: Mothers Making a Change Program
1. Introduction and BackgroundMothers Making a Change (MMAC) is a public program serving mothers with a substance abuse problem in Cobb and Douglas counties in Georgia. MMAC came to our attention during a discussion with the Foster Care Unit Manager in the Social Services Section of the Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) in Atlanta.
Assessing the Context of Permanency and Reunification in the Foster Care System: The New Jersey Natural Parent Support Program
1. Introduction and Background InformationThe Natural Parent Support Program (NPSP) is a publicly funded reunification program provided statewide in New Jersey through private contractors.(1) The program was brought to our attention by the Assistant Director of the Office of Program Support and Permanency.
Exploring the Needs and Risks of the Returning Prisoner Population
Much has and continues to be written and discussed on the topic of released prisoners.
Assessing the Context of Permanency and Reunification in the Foster Care System: Wraparound Service Program in Santa Clara County, California
1. Introduction and BackgroundIn recent years, California has reinvigorated its efforts to preserve and reunify families coming to the attention of its child welfare system through legislative initiatives that enable counties to implement a continuum of services and undertake a number of innovative programs.