Document Type
Dissertation
Date of Award
8-2022
School/College
Barbara Jordan-Mickey Leland School of Public Affairs (SOPA)
Degree Name
Ph.D. in Administration of Justice
Committee Chairperson
David Baker
Committee Co-Chairperson
Jasmine Drake
Committee Member 1
Howard Henderson
Committee Member 2
Glenn Johnson
Committee Member 3
Jason Williams
Keywords
family, gender, incarceration, parenting, prisoner reentry, race
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to grasp and become better informed about the experiences of formerly incarcerated mothers and fathers transitioning from correctional facilities (i.e., local jails, state & federal prisons) back into family life. Lacking in criminological literature on prisoner reentry is the intersection of parenthood and post-incarceration reintegration. Since available research often focuses on maternal and paternal reentry separately, this study encapsulates both to provide an in-depth analysis of experiences across race and gender. To gauge perspectives and experiences in-depth, this study is grounded in qualitative/triangulated methodologies. The data and findings from this study aim to assist institutional and community-based prisoner reentry programs and services in their efforts to improve the transitional process from incarceration to communities of formerly incarcerated parents. Study findings may also be applicable to the administration of justice by providing empirically sound policy implications for correctional officials and agencies that are both gender and culturally responsive.
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Recommended Citation
Michael, Mitchel B., "Parental Pains of Imprisonment: A Critical Qualitative Examination of Reentry Into Family Life" (2022). Dissertations (2016-Present). 6.
https://digitalscholarship.tsu.edu/dissertations/6