Children of Offenders - Resources
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Reference Materials/ Books

Adalist-Estrin, Ann, and Jim Mustin. Responding to Children and Families of Prisoners: A Community Guide. (2002). Family and Corrections Network. Order online from
http://www.fcnetwork.org/guide/responding.html

Aronson, Janson and Arthur Zelman, ed. (1996). Early Intervention with High-risk Children: Freeing Prisoners of Circumstance. Lanham , MD : Jason Aronson Publishers, Inc. ISBN: 0765700085

Bernstein-Baker, and Joseph Hohenstein. (May 2002). Every Door Closed: Barriers Facing Parents with Criminal Records . Philadelphia : CLASP and Community Legal Services, Inc.

Boswell, Gwyneth, and Peter Wedge. (2002). Imprisoned fathers and their children . London ; Philadelphia , PA : Jessica Kingsley Publishers. ISBN 1853029726.

Edenfield, A. (2002). Family Arrested: How to Survive the Incarceration of a Loved One . Albuquerque , NM : Americana Publishing, Inc. ISBN: 1589430603.

Enos, Sandra. (2001). Mothering from the inside: parenting in a women's prison . Albany , NY : State University of New York Press. ISBN: 0791448509.

Gabel, Kathrine, and Denise Johnson. (1995). Children of Incarcerated Parents. Lenham , MD : Lexington Books. ISBN: 0029110424.

Harris, Othello, and R. Robin Miller, eds. (2003). Impacts of incarceration on the African American family. New Brunswick , NJ : Transaction Publishers. ISBN: 0765809737.

Jeffries, John M., Suzanne Menghraj, and Hairston, Creasie Finney. (2001). Serving Incarcerated and Ex-Offender Fathers and Their Families: A Review of the Field , New York : Vera Institute of Justice.

National Center On Fathers and Families. (2001). Constructing and Coping With Incarceration and Re-Entry: Perspectives From the Field. The NCOFF roundtable took place between November 15-16, 2001 . Available to order from http://www.ncoff.gse.upenn.edu/conference/rt-archive.htm

Nurse, Anne. (2002). Fatherhood arrested: parenting from within the juvenile justice system . Nashville , TN : Vanderbilt University Press . ( Douglas College Has).

Seymour, Cynthia B and Creasie Finney Hairston. (2000). Children with parents in prison: Child welfare policy, program, and practice issues. New Brunswick , NJ : Transaction Publishers. ISBN: 076580719X.

Travis, Jeremy, Amy Solomon, and Michelle Waul. (June 2001). From Prison to Home: The Dimensions and Consequences of Prisoner Reentry. Order from The Urban Institute; www.urban.org .

Travis, Jeremy and Michelle Waul, eds. (2003). Prisoners once removed: the impact of incarceration and reentry on children, families and communities . Washington , D.C. : Urban Institute Press.

Wright, Lois and Cynthia B. Seymour. (2000). Working with children and families separated by incarceration: a handbook for child welfare agencies . Washington , DC : CWLA Press. ISBN: 0878687831.

Yaffe, R.M., L.F. Hoade, and B.S. Moody. (2000). When a Parent Goes To Jail: A Comprehensive Guide for Counseling Children of Incarcerated Parents . ISBN: 1877810088.



Articles at Douglas College

Search the following databases to find scholarly and peer reviewed articles.
Subject Heading: Children of Prisoners.
EBSCO: Academic Search Premier
MAS Ultra – School Edition
Psych Info

Subject Headings: Children of Prisoners, Inmates of Institutions, Family, Imprisonment, Women Prisoners, Fathers Prisoners, Prisoners' families, Parent and Child, Interpersonal relationships.




Fiction

Conrad, Joseph . (2002). Chance: a tale in two parts . New York : Oxford University Press. ISBN: 0140186549.

Dickens, Charles. (2003). Little Dorrit . London . New York : Penguin Books. ISBN: 0141439963.

McCoy, Maureen . (2004). Junebug: a novel . Wellfleet , Mass. : Leapfrog Press . ISBN: 0972898417.

Paterson, Katherine. (2002). The Same Stuff as Stars . New York : Clarion Books. ISBN: 0-618-24744-0.

Price, Reynolds. (2002). Noble Norfleet: A novel . New York : Scribner . ISBN: 0743204182.




Children's Books/ Illustrated Books
Books for parents, caregivers and professionals to read with children of prisoners

Black, Frank M. (1998). A Visit with Daddy .

-------- A Visit with Mommy & There are Some Real Special Kids in our Class . Written by an ex-con for his own children. 1-877-609-KIDS or www.inside-outpublishing.com .

Brisson, Pat. (2004). Mama Loves Me from Away . I llustrated by Laurie Caple. Honesdale , PA : Boyds Mills Press, 815 Church Street , Honesdale , PA 18431 . www.boydsmillspress.com . ISBN# 1-56397-966-7.

Burch, R. (1999). Queenie Peavy. Viking Press. ISBN: 0670584223.

Butterworth, Oliver. (1993).
A Visit to the Big House. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Company. ISBN #0-395-52805-4.

Cain, S. M. Speed, and Z. Mukhida (Photographer). (1999). Dad's in Prison. London : A&C Black. ISBN:
071365094X.

Crane, J. and B. Short. Two in every Hundred: workbook for older (school-age) children

Hayes, Margaret, and J. Witherill. (1989). My Daddy is in Prison . Johnstown , PA : Cambria County Community Action Council, Head Start Program.

Hickman, Martha Whitmore. (1990). When Andy's Father Went to Prison . Niles , IL : Albert Whitman and Company, 5747 Howard Street , Niles , IL 606487-4012, ISBN: 0-8075-8874-1.

------ When Can Daddy Come Home? Nashville , TN : Abingdon Press. Cancelled ISBN: 0687449643. Available at www.abebooks.com .

Hodgkins, K, and S. Bergen . (1997). My Mom Went to Jail . The Rainbow Project, Inc. ISBN: 1931273006.

Marcus, I.W., and P. Marcus. (1992). Into the Great Forest : A Story for Children Away from Parents for the First Time . New York : Magination Press. ISBN: 0836809327.

Maury, Inez. (2002). My Mother and I Are Growing Stronger . Barkeley , CA : New Seed Press. PO Box 9488 , Berkeley , CA 947099, ISBN: 0-938678-06-X.

I Know How You Feel Because This Happened to Me. (1984). Center for Children with Incarcerated Parents, Pacific Oaks College and Children's Programs, 714 West California Blvd. , Pasadena , CA 91105 .

Just for You - Children with Incarcerated Parents . Center for Children with Incarcerated Parents, Pacific Oaks College and Children's Programs, 714 West California Blvd. , Pasadena , CA 91105 .

Reconciliation. Two in Every Hundred: a special workbook for children with a parent in prison. Nashville : Reconciliation, 702 51st Avenue North , Nashville , TN 37209 , (615) 292-6371.

Roznowski, F. Time to Go . Illustrted by Tak Toyoshima. Order from Fran Roznowski, 11 Cottage St. , Chelsea , MA . 02150.

Simon, Norma. (1976). All Kinds of Families . Morton Grove , IL.: Albert Whitman & Company; Markham, ON.: Fitzhenry and Whiteside. ISBN: 0807502820.

Whitmore, M. (1990). When Andy's Father Went to Prison . Niles , IL : Albert Whitman & Company. ASIN: 0807502820.

Whitbold, M.K. (2003). Let's Talk About When Your Parent is in Jail . Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. ISBN: 0823950433.

Williams, Vera B. (2001 ). Amber was Brave, Essie was Smart . New York : Greenvillow. ISBN: 006029461-2. Remarkable book of poems and drawings about two sisters with a dad in prison.

Woodson, J., and J. Ransome. (2002). Visiting Day . New York : Scholastic. ISBN: 0590400053.

Woodson, J. (2002). Our Gracie Aunt . New York : Hyperion. ISBN: 078680620-6.




Studies/ Reports available online

Bernstein-Baker, J., and Joseph Hohenstein. (May 2002). Every Door Closed: Barriers Facing Parents with Criminal Records . Philadelphia : CLASP and Community Legal Services, Inc.

Available online from: http://nicic.org/Library/017860

Hagan, John. The Next Generation: Children of Prisoners. University of North Carolina --Chapel Hill, University of Toronto .

Mumola, Christopher J. (August 2000). Incarcerated Parents and Their Children. Washington : U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Statistics.

Oregon Department of Corrections. How to Explain…Jail and Prisons…to Children: A Caregiver's Guide . To order call 503-373-3604, ext. 244. Available online from http://egov.oregon.gov/DOC/PUBAFF/oam_booklet.shtml

Parke, Ross, and K. Alison Clarke-Stewart, Effects of Parental Incarceration on Young Children (Research Report). From Prisons to Home Conference, January 30-31, 2002 , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Simmons, Charlene Wear, Ph.D. (March 2000). Children of Incarcerated Parents (CRB-v7-n2). A California Research Bureau report.

The Sentencing Project, (2002). Facts About Prisons and Prisoners . http://sentencingproject.org/pdfs/1035.pdf

Travis, J, E. Cincotta, and A. Solomon. (2003). Families Left Behind: The Hidden Costs of Incarceration and Reentry . Available online from The Urban Institute, Justice Policy Center, 2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037; 202/833-7200; www.urban.org .

Travis J., and M. Waul, eds. (2002). Prisoners Once Removed: The Impact of Incarceration and Reentry on Children, Families, and Communities . Available from The Urban Institute, 2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037; 202/833-7200; pubs@ui.urban.org ; www.urban.org .

Tudball, Nora. (2000). Doing it Hard. A study of the Needs of Children and Families of Prisoners in Victoria . Melbourne , Australia : VACRO. Available on

http://www.aifs.gov.au/institute/afrc7/tudball_lazarus.pdf

CFCN. Policy Recommendations on Families of Adult Offenders . Report from a meeting of the Canadian Families & Corrections Network Steering Committee and family members in February, 1995, at Kananaskis , Alberta .




Mentoring Children of Prisoners (Bibliography from National Clearing House on Families and Youth)

Mumola, C. (August 2000). “ Incarcerated Parents and Their Children . In Bureau of Justice Statistics Special Report . Available online from the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20530; 202/307-5933; http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/pub/pdf/iptc.pdf

Wright, L. and C. Seymour. (2000). Working With Children and Families Separated by Incarceration: A Handbook for Child Welfare Agencies. Available from Child Welfare League of America, P.O. Box 932831, Atlanta, Georgia 31193; 800/407-6273; order@cwla.org ; www.cwla.org .

Jucovy, L. (2003). Amachi: Mentoring Children of Prisoners in Philadelphia . Available online from Public/Private Ventures, 2000 Market Street, Suite 600, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103; 214/557-4400; fax; 215/557-4469;
http://www.ppv.org/ppv/youth/youth_publications.asp?section_id=7#pub21




Mentoring Children of Prisoners Internet Resources/ Websites


Center for Children of Incarcerated Parents

www.e-ccip.org

Child Welfare League of America

www.cwla.org

Child Trends

www.childtrends.org

Children's Defense Fund
Children of Prisoners: Are we punishing the children too

http://www.childrensdefense.org/childwatch/030822.aspx

Children of Offenders Co-op Conference
2004 Conference, University of Missouri

Canadian Families and Correction Network
http://www3.sympatico.ca/cfcn/

The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver.
www.elizabethfry.com

Family & Corrections Network
www.fcnetwork.org

Children of Prisoners Library
http://www.fcnetwork.org/cpl/cplmain.html

Family and Community Resource Program
http://outreach.missouri.edu/fcrp/index.htm

Federal Resource Center for Children of Prisoners
www.cwla.org/programs/incarcerated/default.htm

National Council on Crime and Delinquency
www.nccd-crc.org

National Fatherhood Initiative
http://www.fatherhood.org/default.asp

National Mentoring Center
www.nwrel.org

National Mentoring Partnership
www.mentoring.org

Public/Private Ventures
www.ppv.org

Resiliency in Action
www.resiliency.com

Search Institute
www.search-institute.org

Sidney Gurewitz Clemens
www.eceteacher.org/bibliography/CIP/index.html

Bibliography: Caring for Children of Incarcerated Parents



British Web Sites:


The Howard League for Penal Reform: prisoners and families
www.howardleague.org/prisoners/

Action For Prisoners' Families
http://www.prisonersfamilies.org.uk/

Child Line
http://www.childline.org.uk/

PACT
http://www.imprisonment.org.uk/

S.H.A.R.P. |
http://www.s-h-a-r-p.org.uk/



Parent Support Services of BC:

http://parentsupportbc.ca