| Description |
viii, 225 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Various implications of the "race to incarcerate" on incarcerated African American men and their families / R. Robin Miller -- Incarcerated African American fathers : exploring changes in family relationships and the father identity / Brad Tripp -- Loss of the protective effects of marital and non-marital relationships of incarcerated African American men : implications for social work / Mary L. Balthazar and Lula King -- Relationship between inmate visitation and behavior : implications for African American families / Theresa A. Clark -- Financial cost of maintaining relationships with incarcerated African American men : results from a survey of women prison visitors / Olga Grinstead ... [et al.] -- Prison cage as home for African American men / Patricia E. O'Connor -- Criminal incarceration dividing the ties that bind : Black men and their families / Sandra Lee Browning, R. Robin Miller, and Lisa M. Spruance. |
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Behavioral problems in sons of incarcerated or otherwise absent fathers : the issue of separation / Stewart Gabel -- Effects of negative stereotypes on African American male and female relationships / Micah L. McCreary and Richard C. Wright -- African American fathers and sons : social, historical, and psychological considerations / Jay C. Wade -- Contribution of marriage to the life satisfaction of Black adults / Ann Creighton Zollar and J. Sherwood Williams. |
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Impact of incarceration on African American families : implications for practice / Anthony E. O. King -- Parents in prison : new directions for social services / Creasie Finney Hairston and Patricia W. Lockett -- Endangerment of African American men : an appeal for social work action / Paula Allen-Meares and Sondra Burman -- Crisis of the young African American male and the criminal justice system / Marc Mauer -- African American incarceration and policy initiatives : concluding remarks / R. Robin Miller. |
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African American prisoners -- Family relationships.
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African American families -- Effect of imprisonment on.
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Prisoners' families -- Effect of imprisonment on.
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Children of prisoners -- Effect of imprisonment on.
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Social work with African Americans.
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Family social work.
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Criminal justice, Administration of.
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| Added Author |
Harris, Othello.
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Miller, R. Robin.
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| ISBN |
0765809737 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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