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Motherhood after Incarceration - Community Reintegration for Mothers in the Criminal Legal System (Paperback)
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Motherhood after Incarceration - Community Reintegration for Mothers in the Criminal Legal System (Paperback)
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Motherhood after Incarceration: Community Reintegration for Mothers
in the Criminal Legal System explores the relationships of women
with their children immediately after periods of incarceration. The
analysis draws on in-depth interviews with 39 women who are mothers
and who had recently been released in the Portland, Oregon,
metropolitan area. Using data collected from these interviews, the
authors address three interrelated questions: (1) How does
incarceration affect mother/child bonds? (2) What obstacles
interfere with successful reintegration of these mothers into the
community? (3) Do mothers who regain immediate custody of their
children after incarceration reintegrate better than those with
delayed (or no) resumption of child custody? Implications of these
findings for policy are explored. The research results demonstrate
the struggles justice-involved mothers experience over time as they
seek to reintegrate into the community and resolve their
relationships with their children, while also struggling with
employment, housing, family relationships, and avoiding situations
that might ultimately lead to recidivism. The authors suggest that
policies for reducing recidivism among reentering women should
provide more resources for housing, childcare, mental health, and
job training and coaching. Further, there are often behavioral and
emotional repercussions associated with the lengthy separation of
mother and child, which highlights the need for parenting support
for these mothers and their children, including social and
emotional counseling, and resources directed toward the maintenance
of family ties. This book's detailed look at motherhood after
incarceration, both for mothers with custody and without, will
appeal to academics, policy makers, community advocates and
activists, and undergraduate and graduate students in social
science courses on correctional policy, gender and crime, and
social work.
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