Luke Katherine P
WATCH, Minneapolis, MN 55402, USA.
Child Welfare. 2002 Nov-Dec;81(6):929-48.
Maternal incarceration has deleterious effects on children, families, and society, but child welfare professionals historically have paid limited attention to maternal incarceration. Two recent changes have required the reevaluation of that stance: the dramatic increase in the number of women in prison, and the Adoption and Safe Families Act of 1997. This article discusses the reality of maternal incarceration, analyzes one prison's attempt to provide programs to support inmate mothers and their children, and makes policy and program recommendations.
母亲入狱对儿童、家庭和社会都有有害影响，但儿童福利专业人员在历史上对母亲入狱问题关注有限。最近的两个变化要求重新评估这一立场：监狱中女性人数的急剧增加，以及1997年的《收养与安全家庭法》。本文讨论了母亲入狱的现实情况，分析了一所监狱为支持服刑母亲及其子女而提供项目的尝试，并提出了政策和项目建议。
