Goshin Lorie S
School of Nursing, Columbia University.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2015 Sep;85(5):469-82. doi: 10.1037/ort0000097.
Allowing criminal justice-involved women to remain with their children in the community may decrease some of the negative intergenerational effects of incarceration. Little is known about potential program models to safely support community coresidence in this population. Ethnographic methods were used to explore the historical development of and life within a supportive housing alternative to incarceration (ATI) program for women with minor children and the health and social needs of resident families. Participants included 8 current and former adult tenants, 12 of their resident children, 3 program staff, the program administrator, and 5 prosecutors who originally conceptualized it. Women also reported information about their 8 nonresident children. Analysis revealed 3 major themes: "The Cycle," "This is My Home," and "This Doesn't Go With That." While the program built on a core value of family preservation, results illustrate that keeping families together is only the beginning. Clinical and research implications for coresidence ATI programs are discussed in relation to the uniqueness of this context and population.
允许涉及刑事司法的女性在社区中与子女生活在一起，可能会减少监禁带来的一些负面代际影响。对于安全支持这一人群在社区共同居住的潜在项目模式，我们知之甚少。采用人种志方法，探索了一个针对有年幼子女女性的监禁替代支持性住房项目（ATI）的历史发展及其内部生活，以及居民家庭的健康和社会需求。参与者包括8名现任和前任成年租户、12名他们的常住子女、3名项目工作人员、项目管理员以及最初构思该项目的5名检察官。女性还报告了有关她们8名非常住子女的信息。分析揭示了3个主要主题：“循环”、“这是我的家”以及“这与那不相配”。虽然该项目基于家庭保护的核心价值观构建，但结果表明，让家庭团聚只是开始。结合这一背景和人群的独特性，讨论了共同居住ATI项目的临床和研究意义。
