Citation

Eddy BA, Powell MJ, Szubka MH, McCool ML, Kuntz S. Am. J. Prev. Med. 2001; 20(1 Suppl): 56-62.

Affiliation

Resource Development Institute, Kansas City, Missouri 64106, USA. Baeddy@aol.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2001, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

11146261

Abstract

Incarcerated parents present several risk factors for later violence by their children. This study uses comparison groups and repeated measures to evaluate an inmate parenting program. Subjects are inmates at a county detention center, their children, and primary caregivers. Challenges to program implementation and longitudinal research with inmates were identified, along with recommendations to assist future research and programming. Training material should use illustrated, basic language format. Acceptance and participation by inmates and staff require ongoing outreach and communication. Severed relationships are common and future research on inmates with stable family relationships is recommended. Because of inmate transience, integrating parent training into post-release programming is suggested.

Language: en