scholarly journals Barring progress: The influence of paternal incarceration on families’ neighborhood attainment

2019 ◽  
Vol 84 ◽  
pp. 102321
Author(s):  
Christine Leibbrand ◽  
Erin Carll ◽  
Angela Bruns ◽  
Hedwig Lee
Keyword(s):  
Paternal Incarceration

Charged with Instability: Are Paternal Arrests and Criminal Charges Enough to Shake the Marital Stability of American Couples?

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (12) ◽  
pp. 2423-2447
Author(s):  
Antonius D. Skipper ◽  
Douglas S. Bates ◽  
Zachary D. Blizard ◽  
Richard G. Moye
Keyword(s):  
Justice System ◽  
Probability Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Marital Stability ◽  
Fragile Families ◽  
Linear Probability Model ◽  
Paternal Incarceration ◽  
Criminal Charges ◽  
Linear Probability ◽  
The Relationship

With the growing rate of divorce, increasing efforts are being made to identify the factors that contribute to relationship dissolution for many American couples. One commonly noted, and particularly concerning, factor toward relationship instability is the incarceration of husbands and fathers. Although paternal incarceration and familial stability have been studied, little is known about the relationship between criminal charges and divorce. The current study utilized data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to understand the effect of paternal criminal charges on divorce for 725 families. Utilizing a logistic regression and two-stage least squares linear probability model, results show that, even without incarceration, being charged with a crime as a husband significantly increases the likelihood that a couple will get divorced. These findings have significant implications for understanding how encounters with the criminal justice system affect familial well-being and stability.

scholarly journals Surveys, Records, and the Study of Incarceration in Families

2016 ◽  
Vol 665 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanda Geller ◽  
Kate Jaeger ◽  
Garrett T. Pace
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Criminal History ◽  
Criminal Justice Agency ◽  
Administrative Records ◽  
Paternal Incarceration ◽  
Criminal Histories ◽  
Current Survey ◽  
American Children

More than 2 million American children have a parent incarcerated, making the consequences of parental incarceration for families a critical concern. A growing literature documents significant challenges not only among incarcerated men, but also among their spouses, partners, and children. Much remains to be learned about these experiences, however; and the data available for doing so are limited. In this article, we demonstrate how the quality of available data on paternal incarceration can be improved by supplementing a leading population-based survey of families with administrative records on criminal history from a state criminal justice agency. This administrative supplement provides only a low-end estimate of the extent of criminal justice involvement in our sample, but still increases the number of fathers identified with criminal histories by more than 20 percent. Building on such a supplement—in our current survey or future ones—could improve the identification of justice-involved fathers on a broader scale.

scholarly journals Beyond the Classroom: The Intergenerational Effect of Incarceration on Children’s Academic and Nonacademic School-Related Outcomes in High School

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 ◽  
pp. 237802312091536
Author(s):  
Erin McCauley
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Longitudinal Study ◽  
Behavioral Outcomes ◽  
Parental Incarceration ◽  
Adult Health ◽  
Maternal Incarceration ◽  
School Contexts ◽  
School Activities ◽  
Paternal Incarceration ◽  
Intergenerational Effect

The author uses strategic comparison regression and the Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health ( n = 11,767) to explore the effect of parental incarceration on academic and nonacademic outcomes in high school. This method compares youth whose parents were incarcerated before the outcomes are measured with those whose parents will be incarcerated after. The author examines most recent grades and a range of nonacademic outcomes, such as truancy, involvement in school activities, and suspension. Results indicate that the associations between parental incarceration and grades are largely accounted for by selection, but associations between parental incarceration and nonacademic processes persist. Maternal incarceration holds particular importance for behavioral outcomes (fighting and truancy), and paternal incarceration holds particular importance for behavioral, connectedness, and disciplinary outcomes. Researchers examining the intergenerational consequences of incarceration should examine school contexts beyond the classroom and explore the pathways through which this disadvantage occurs.

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