Children of Incarcerated Parents
Indian Pediatr
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2020 Mar; 57(3): 199-204
Article
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-199493
ABSTRACT
Psychosocial health of children of incarcerated parents is a critical area of concern and yet acutely neglected in India. Despite Supremecourt guidelines on ensuring age-appropriate care for children living along with their mothers in prison, there is variance in practice, whichcompounds the disadvantage of being a prisoner’s child. The children left behind at home due to parental incarceration also experiencevulnerabilities that emanate from their pre-existing socio-economic disadvantages, the continued interface of the child with the criminaljustice system, as well as societal perception towards them. This results in a pronounced effect on their health, and educational, socialand emotional wellbeing. Conscious efforts are required for strengthening the factors that could mitigate the adverse consequences ofparental incarceration coupled with a debate on penal populism and the social and economic costs associated with the same.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Type of study:
Practice guideline
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
2020
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Article
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