NCJ Number
41831
Date Published
1976
Length
15 pages
Annotation
THE HARMFUL EFFECTS OF SEPARATING AN INCARCERATED MOTHER AND HER CHILD THAT ARE OCCASIONED BY A LACK OF CONCERN AND UNDERSTANDING ON THE PART OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE PERSONNEL ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS PAPER.
Abstract
THE DESCRIPTION CONTAINS GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS TO MOTHER AND CHILD BOTH DURING AND AFTER INCARCERATION AS WELL AS THE RESULTS OF A 1974 CHILDREN'S DEFENSE FUND STUDY OF THE CHILDREN OF WOMEN PRISONERS. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM'S HANDLING OF THE MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONSHIP WHICH WERE SUGGESTED BY WOMEN OFFENDERS ARE INCLUDED.(AUTHOR ABSTRACT MODIFIED)...EB