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Children of prisoners - children's decision making about contact
Saunders, Victoria
Saunders, Victoria
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Children commonly experience considerable disruption to their care when a parent is incarcerated. Maintaining relationships between children and their incarcerated parents can present particular challenges, and for a growing number of children, continuing contact with their incarcerated parent is a key issue. Most of the research about children’s experiences of parental incarceration is filtered through adults who may or may not have spoken with children. This article draws on data collected for a research project which aimed to build an understanding of the needs and issues facing children and young people living in the Australian Capital Territory, who have experienced parental incarceration. This paper considers one key finding; children and young people’s perspectives on contact with their incarcerated parent. Thiswas reflected in four thematic clusters: quality of relationships; participation in decision making; the challenges and benefits of contact and practical issues.
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2017
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Journal article
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Child and Family Social Work
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22
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63-72
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