547 - Thematic Session. Doing Time in Hard Times: The Impact of Incarceration on Family Well-being and Economic Stability

Session Submission Type: Invited Session

Abstract

This panel will include three research presentations focused on the role of incarceration in child well-being, family functioning, and economic inequality. It will also include a practitioner perspective on the implications of the research for serving families affected by incarceration.

Sub Unit

• Thematic Sessions

Session Organizer

• Christine Lindquist, Research Triangle Institute

Individual Presentations

• The Effects of Incarceration on Children and Parenting - Joyce A. Arditti, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Family Relationships during Incarceration and Reentry - Christine Lindquist, Research Triangle Institute

• Incarceration and Economic Disparities: A Macro-level Perspective - Bruce Western, Harvard University

Discussant

• Carol F. Burton, Centerforce