Imprisoning Communities through Intergenerational Incarceration

Citation

Scarano, Emma (2020). Imprisoning Communities through Intergenerational Incarceration.

Abstract

This study reviews previous literature on children of the incarcerated, and uses the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health to examine factors causing intergenerational incarceration. This investigation suggests that there is reason to believe the trauma associated with having a parent incarcerated during childhood has a substantial impact on subsequent quality of life.

Keyword(s)

Trauma

Reference Type

Thesis/Dissertation

Book Title

Political Science

Author(s)

Scarano, Emma

Year Published

2020

Publisher

University of Colorado Boulder

Reference ID

6501