Impacts of incarceration on the African American family / edited by Othello Harris, R. Robin Miller.

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Harris, Othello
Miller, R. Robin
Language:English
Published: New Brunswick, N.J. : Transaction Publishers, [2003], ©2003.
Subjects:
African American prisoners > Family relationships.
African American families > Effect of imprisonment on.
Prisoners' families > Effect of imprisonment on > United States.
Children of prisoners > Effect of imprisonment on > United States.
Social work with African Americans.
Family social work > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > United States.
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Physical Description:viii, 225 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Incarceration and African American families. Various implications of the "race to incarcerate" on incarcerated African American men and their families / R. Robin Miller
  • Incarcerated African American fathers : exploring changes in family relationships and the father identity / Brad Tripp
  • The loss of the protective effects of marital and non-marital relationships of incarcerated African American men : implications for social work / Mary L. Balthazar and Lula King
  • The relationship between inmate visitation and behavior : implications for African American families / Theresa A. Clark
  • The financial cost of maintaining relationships with incarcerated African American men : results from a survey of women prison visitors / Olga Grinstead ... [et al.]
  • The prison cage as home for African American men / Patricia E. O'Connor
  • Criminal incarceration dividing the ties that bind : Black men and their families / Sandra Lee Browning, R. Robin Miller, and Lisa M. Spruance.
  • The importance of fatherhood and the social significance of this issue for African American families. Behavioral problems in sons of incarcerated or otherwise absent fathers : the issue of separation / Stewart Gabel
  • The effects of negative stereotypes on African American male and female relationships / Micah L. McCreary and Richard C. Wright
  • African American fathers and sons : social, historical, and psychological considerations / Jay C. Wade
  • The contribution of marriage to the life satisfaction of Black adults / Ann Creighton Zollar and J. Sherwood Williams.
  • Policy initiatives. The impact of incarceration on African American families : implications for practice / Anthony E.O. King
  • Parents in prison : new directions for social services / Creasie Finney Hairston and Patricia W. Lockett
  • The endangerment of African American men : an appeal for social work action / Paula Allen-Meares and Sondra Burman
  • The crisis of the young African American male and the criminal justice system / Marc Mauer
  • African American incarceration and policy initiatives : concluding remarks / R. Robin Miller.