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Families at the Intersection of the Criminal Justice and Child Protective Services Systems

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ID5741533
AuthorsLawrence M Berger (0000-0002-7913-1059, University of Wisconsin–Madison, corresponding author), Maria Cancian (0000-0001-5308-8294, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Laura Cuesta (0000-0002-9240-7240, University of Wisconsin–Madison), Jennifer L Noyes (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
Year2016
Volume665
Issue1
Pages171-194
Publication date2016-05-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0002-7162 • E-ISSN: 1552-3349
PublisherSAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1177/0002716216633058
PMID30008479
OpenAlexW2330250096
LanguageEN
Citations received25
References cited33

The prevalence of incarceration in the United States is increasingly well known. The prevalence of family involvement with child protective services (CPS) is less understood, though, and there is limited research examining links between incarceration and CPS involvement. Here, we describe the incidence and prevalence of incarceration and CPS involvement in the United States and outline reasons that the same individuals and families may be at risk for involvement in both systems. We then use unique longitudinal data from Wisconsin to describe intergenerational and intragenerational overlap in the two systems. Specifically, we calculate (1) the proportion of all CPS-involved children who have an incarcerated parent; (2) the proportion of incarcerated adults who have a CPS-involved child; (3) the proportion of incarcerated young men and women who were involved in the CPS system as adolescents; and (4) the proportion of CPS-involved adolescents who subsequently became incarcerated. We conclude with a discussion of directions for future research and implications for practice and policy

Criminal justice · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Family systems · Geography · Incidence (geometry) · Intersection (aeronautics) · Psychiatry · Child Abuse and Trauma · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Homelessness and Social Issues · Medicine · Psychology

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Unique citing works25
Citations per year2,5
Citation span2016 - 2025 (10)
Citation velocityrecent
Highly citedNo
Citation typesNeutral: 24

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