Crime and young fatherhood have generally been viewed as separate
social problems. Increasingly, researchers are finding that these
problems are closely related and highly concentrated in low-income
communities. "Fatherhood Arrested" is an in-depth study of these
issues and the difficulties of parenting while in prison and on
parole.
By taking us inside the prison system, Nurse shows how its
structure actively shapes an inmate's relationship with his
children. For example, visitation is sometimes restricted to blood
relatives and wives. Because relationships between unmarried men
and the mothers of their children are often strained, some mothers
are unwilling to allow their children to go to the prison with the
inmate's family. Or the father may be allowed to receive visits
from only one "girlfriend," which forces a man with multiple
relationships, or with children by different women, to make
impossible choices. Special attention is paid to the gendered
nature of prison, its patriarchal and punitive structure, and its
high-stress environment. The book then follows newly paroled men as
they are released and return to their children.
The author spent four years doing research at the California
Youth Authority, during which time she surveyed 258 paroled
fathers. The group included young white, black, and Latino men,
ages sixteen to twenty-five. She conducted in-depth interviews with
men selected from this group, participated in forty parenting class
sessions, and observed visiting hours at three different
institutions. The data provide fascinating information about the
characteristics of the men, their attitudes toward fatherhood, and
the ways they are involved with their children. The diversity of
the fathers allows for an analysis of racial and ethnic variation
in their attitudes and involvement. The study concludes with a
series of policy suggestions, especially important in light of the
large number of fathers now living under the care and control of
the juvenile justice system.
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