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Invisible children first year research report "a study of the children of prisoners" 2009 Liz Gordon.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Christchurch, [N.Z.] : Pillars, c2009.Description: 1 electronic document (76 p.) : col. ill., PDF fileISBN:
  • 9780958288361
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Print version:: Invisible children : first year research report "a study of the children of prisoners" 2009DDC classification:
  • 306.88 22
Online resources: Summary: The number of prisoners in Aotearoa/ New Zealand is being driven up by policies and practices that extend prison terms and imprison more offenders. This trend is set to continue for the foreseeable future. There has been virtually no research undertaken in this country that examines the effects of imprisonment on the families and children of prisoners. The aim of this study is to begin to address that gap. The research approach is community-based and collaborative, aiming to build the community sector’s research capacity while undertaking high quality research. The study will estimate how many children have a parent in prison, the social, health, family and educational needs of that group, the role of community organisations, what the international literature says and, over the 3 years of the study, develop a framework for community intervention. The study received ethical approval from the MRHEC and support from the Department of Corrections. The method has three parts: a survey of prisoners, qualitative interviews with the caregivers of prisoners and some children and a series of interviews with government and community stakeholders. The aim is to accumulate knowledge over the three year research period. The prisoner survey was undertaken in Paremoremo, Christchurch Men’s, Christchurch Women’s and Arohata prisons, and surveyed a total of 137 prisoners who had agreed to take part on a voluntary and informed basis. A total of 46 interviews were completed with the caregivers and some children of prisoners. These were written up and collated into themes using the qualitative research tool NVivo. A further 26 interviews were completed with government and community stakeholders. These were entered into a spreadsheet and analysed. The concept of ‘invisible children’, the title of this first year report, is derived from the international literature but is seen as particularly apt at this point in the project. Invisibility relates to children in the arrest, sentencing, incarceration, visiting, and health, educational, social and economic effects of parental imprisonment. They are invisible in both policy and practice, and their needs are rarely a priority. In support of this view, the policies and practices of a range of government agencies are discussed. (From the Executive summary). A 2-page summary report was published in 2010 - follow the link. A report focused on Māori (#3747) and a final second year report (#3749) were published in 2011. Record #3748
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"This project is funded by the Lotteries Community Research Fund"--t.p. verso.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 72-76).

The number of prisoners in Aotearoa/ New Zealand is being driven up by policies and practices that extend prison terms and imprison more offenders. This trend is set to continue for the foreseeable future.

There has been virtually no research undertaken in this country that examines the effects of imprisonment on the families and children of prisoners. The aim of this study is to begin to address that gap.

The research approach is community-based and collaborative, aiming to build the community sector’s research capacity while undertaking high quality research.

The study will estimate how many children have a parent in prison, the social, health, family and educational needs of that group, the role of community organisations, what the international literature says and, over the 3 years of the study, develop a framework for community intervention.

The study received ethical approval from the MRHEC and support from the Department of Corrections. The method has three parts: a survey of prisoners, qualitative interviews with the caregivers of prisoners and some children and a series of interviews with government and community stakeholders. The aim is to accumulate knowledge over the three year
research period.

The prisoner survey was undertaken in Paremoremo, Christchurch Men’s, Christchurch Women’s and Arohata prisons, and surveyed a total of 137 prisoners who had agreed to take part on a voluntary and informed basis. A total of 46 interviews were completed with the caregivers and some children of prisoners. These were written up and collated into themes using
the qualitative research tool NVivo. A further 26 interviews were completed with government and community stakeholders. These were entered into a spreadsheet and analysed.

The concept of ‘invisible children’, the title of this first year report, is derived from the international literature but is seen as particularly apt at this point in the project. Invisibility relates to children in the arrest, sentencing, incarceration, visiting, and health, educational, social and economic effects of parental imprisonment. They are invisible in both policy and practice, and their needs are rarely a priority. In support of this view, the policies and practices of a range of government agencies are discussed. (From the Executive summary). A 2-page summary report was published in 2010 - follow the link. A report focused on Māori (#3747) and a final second year report (#3749) were published in 2011. Record #3748