Résumés
Résumé
Aux États-Unis, l’importante hausse du taux d’incarcération, le nombre imposant d’individus condamnés pour des infractions liées aux drogues et la multiplication de sentences de longue durée signifient que plus de la moitié des prisonniers sont des parents. Des recherches se sont penchées sur les conséquences de l’incarcération d’un parent sur les enfants, mais la plupart ont abordé le moment de l’incarcération et non l’expérience de ces enfants au cours de leur vie. La présente étude, une analyse qualitative se fondant sur des données empiriques et adoptant une approche développementale, examine les expériences de 35 adultes qui révèlent en quoi l’incarcération de leurs parents les a affectés. L’étude se concentre sur trois éléments. D’abord, sur le fait que les conséquences de l’incarcération d’un parent ne sont pas les mêmes pour tous les enfants et varient en fonction de la période à laquelle le parent a été incarcéré. Ensuite, le genre (l’identité sexuelle) du parent incarcéré et les répercussions économiques de l’incarcération sont des variables importantes à considérer. Enfin, la période de réinsertion sociale est plus complexe qu’on ne le reconnaît généralement.
Mots-clés :
- Parents incarcérés,
- enfants de parents incarcérés,
- détenus,
- enfants de détenus,
- développement
Abstract
In the United States, a rapid rise in the incarceration rate, the large number of people convicted for drug-related offenses, and an increasing number of longer sentences means that more than one-half of prisoners are parents. While there has been research on the impact of parental incarceration on children, most of this research examines the period of the parent’s incarceration and does not address how children experience parental incarceration across the course of their lives. This study, a qualitative analysis based on empirical evidence and informed by a developmental framework, examines the written narratives of 35 adults who reflect on how their parent’s incarceration affected them. The study focuses on three findings. First, the impact of parental incarceration is not the same for all children and varies according to the particular historical period when the parent is incarcerated. Second, the gender of the incarcerated parent and the economic impact of incarceration on the family are important variables. Third, the re-entry period is more complicated than is often acknowledged.
Keywords:
- Incarcerated parents,
- children of incarcerated parents,
- prisoners,
- prisoners’ children,
- development
Resumen
En los Estados Unidos, la rápida subida de la tasa de encarcelamiento, el número imponente de individuos condenados por infracciones ligadas a las drogas y la multiplicación de sentencias de larga duración significan que más de la mitad de los prisioneros son padres. Investigaciones han sido efectuadas sobre las consecuencias del encarcelamiento de un padre para sus hijos, pero la mayoría de ellas se centran en el momento mismo del encarcelamiento y no en la experiencia de estos hijos a lo largo de sus vidas. Este estudio, un análisis cualitativo basándose en datos empíricos y con un enfoque centrado en el desarrollo, examina las experiencias de 35 adultos que expresan la forma en la que el encarcelamiento de sus padres los ha afectado. El estudio se centra en tres elementos. Primero, en el hecho de que el impacto del encarcelamiento de un padre no es el mismo para todos los hijos y cambia en función del período histórico en el que los padres son encarcelados. Luego, el género (la identidad sexual) del padre encarcelado y las consecuencias económicas del encarcelamiento son también variables importantes. Finalmente, el período de la reinserción social es más complejo de lo que se reconoce generalmente.
Palabras clave:
- Padres encarcelados,
- hijos de padres encarcelados,
- presos,
- hijos de presos,
- desarollo
Parties annexes
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