Tasseli McKay, Megan Comfort, Christine Lindquist, & Anupa Bir, Holding On: Family and Fatherhood During Incarceration and Reentry

Authors

Danielle L. Haverkate, Arizona State University

Abstract

"The impact of incarceration on families has received increased focus over the past 20 years. The bulk of examinations have narrowed in on the impact of parental incarceration on children (see Wakefield & Wildeman, 2013), the impact of incarceration on parenting (see Hairston, 2002), and the impacts of incarceration on the partners of those incarcerated (see Roy & Dyson, 2005; Turney, 2015). All of this suggests that family functioning is disrupted during periods of incarceration. Despite this, a large proportion of the literature on family relationships during and after prison focuses on incarcerated mothers (see Ferraro & Moe, 2003; Enos, 2001). Given that over 90 percent of people serving time in prison are male (Carson, 2018), the lack of focus on fatherhood means that we know very little about the family experiences of a majority of people involved with the justice system. Further, the identities of prisoners and fathers are often seen as distinct, limiting how we examine and provide services for people in prison and their families. The goal of Holding On is to bridge these gaps in the current literature and provide an in-depth, mixed-methods examination of fatherhood and partnering through incarceration and release."

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Recommended Citation

Haverkate, Danielle L. (2020) "Tasseli McKay, Megan Comfort, Christine Lindquist, & Anupa Bir, Holding On: Family and Fatherhood During Incarceration and Reentry," Qualitative Criminology (QC): Vol. 8: No. 3, Article 1.
Available at: https://dc.swosu.edu/qc/vol8/iss3/1