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Abstract
Increasingly, research investigates how the imprisonment of those with child care responsibilities may affect children and their outcomes. However, this research is often conducted in high income, developed countries, with little known about its impact in low income, least developed countries. This study starts to address this gap by examining if the imprisonment of those with child care responsibilities in Uganda, a low income least developed country, may affect child poverty, wellbeing, health, diet and education. Drawing on 76 interviews conducted with 61 adults and 15 children, participants were asked to recount what affect, if any, imprisonment of the child’s caregiver was believed to have on child poverty, health, wellbeing, diet and education. The findings reveal that imprisonment was believed to have a largely negative effect on these aspects of children’s lives for most children, hindering government efforts to improve child outcomes and tackle key development challenges. Based on these findings, it is argued that our theoretical understanding of imprisonment and its effects may need to be broadened to include how differing socio-economic policy contexts may moderate the impact of imprisonment on child outcomes.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 533-551 |
Number of pages | 19 |
Journal | European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research |
Volume | 27 |
Issue number | 4 |
Early online date | 14 Jul 2020 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Early online date - 14 Jul 2020 |
Keywords
- Children
- Parental imprisonment
- Effects of imprisonment
- Uganda
- Incarceration
- Caregiver imprisonment
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- 2 Finished
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R1973SES: Tackling the negative impact of caregiver imprisonment on child outcomes in Uganda
12/12/2018 → 31/03/2019
Project: Research
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R3864SES: Primary Care Giver Imprisonment And Its Impact on Child Poverty and Wellbeing in Uganda
07/02/2017 → 31/07/2017
Project: Research
Activities
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Using Research Evidence to Inform Policy and Practice
Michelle Butler (Invited speaker)
06 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Parental/Caregiver Imprisonment and its effects on Children: International Research
Michelle Butler (Keynote speaker)
05 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference
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Engaging Children in Research, Policy and Practice on Sensitive Topics
Michelle Butler (Invited speaker)
05 Jul 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited or keynote talk at national or international conference