Children of Incarcerated Parents

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorSukhramani, Neelamen_US
dc.contributor.authorGupta, Shivangien_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-23T07:45:03Z
dc.date.available2020-04-23T07:45:03Z
dc.date.issued2020-03
dc.description.abstractPsychosocial health of children of incarcerated parents is a critical area of concern and yet acutely neglected in India. Despite Supremecourt guidelines on ensuring age-appropriate care for children living along with their mothers in prison, there is variance in practice, whichcompounds the disadvantage of being a prisoner’s child. The children left behind at home due to parental incarceration also experiencevulnerabilities that emanate from their pre-existing socio-economic disadvantages, the continued interface of the child with the criminaljustice system, as well as societal perception towards them. This results in a pronounced effect on their health, and educational, socialand emotional wellbeing. Conscious efforts are required for strengthening the factors that could mitigate the adverse consequences ofparental incarceration coupled with a debate on penal populism and the social and economic costs associated with the same.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Social Work, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhien_US
dc.identifier.citationSukhramani Neelam, Gupta Shivangi. Children of Incarcerated Parents. Indian Pediatrics. 2020 Mar; 57(3): 199-204en_US
dc.identifier.issn0974-7559
dc.identifier.issn0019-6061
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/199493
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherIndian Academy of Pediatricsen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber3en_US
dc.relation.volume57en_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.indianpediatrics.net/mar2020/199.pdfen_US
dc.subjectChildren of prisonersen_US
dc.subjectEmotional consequencesen_US
dc.subjectVisitationen_US
dc.subjectWomen in prisonen_US
dc.titleChildren of Incarcerated Parentsen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
Files
Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
ip2020v57n3p199.pdf
Size:
29.54 KB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
Collections
Indian Pediatrics