RT Article
T1 The gatekeepers of contact: child-caregiver dyads and parental prison visitation
JF Criminal justice and behavior
VO 43
IS 6
SP 739
OP 758
A1 Tasca, Melinda
LA English
YR 2016
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1885003455
AB As gatekeepers, caregivers play a pivotal role in the facilitation of parental prison contact, and some caregivers may be more likely to take children to visit than others. To advance prior work, I used data collected from structured interviews with prisoners in Arizona to test two hypotheses. Specifically, I expected that children with grandmothers (n = 684) and children with mothers (n = 300) would be more likely to visit mothers and fathers in prison relative to other child?caregiver dyads. Logistic regression analyses confirmed these hypotheses in both maternal and paternal models, independent of controls. Child situational factors, prisoner characteristics, stressors, and institutional barriers also predicted visits; although effects differed depending upon which parent was in prison. By providing insight into the maintenance of family ties during confinement, this study informs research and policy with respect to prison contact and reentry.
K1 Caregivers
K1 Parental incarceration
K1 Prison visitation
DO 10.1177/0093854815613528