Becoming a “Better” Father: Supporting the Needs of Incarcerated Fathers

Fowler, C; Rossiter, C; Dawson, A; Jackson, D; Power, T

Becoming a “Better” Father: Supporting the Needs of Incarcerated Fathers

Fowler, C

Rossiter, C

Dawson, A

Jackson, D

Power, T

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Prison Journal, 2017, 97 (6), pp. 692 - 712
Issue Date:: 2017-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Fowler, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7838-8434	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Rossiter, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3833-3076	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dawson, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0926-2202	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Jackson, D https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5252-5325	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Power, T https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3334-0322	en_US
dc.date.available	2016-02-25	en_US
dc.date.issued	2017-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Prison Journal, 2017, 97 (6), pp. 692 - 712	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0032-8855	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/118293
dc.description.abstract	© 2017, © 2017 SAGE Publications. Given the importance of fathering to the well-being and development of children, paternal incarceration has a major impact on children and families. Drawing on interviews with 64 incarcerated fathers in New South Wales, Australia, this article explores their experiences. The men’s childhood familial separation and disconnection is frequently repeated in adulthood, with limited contact with their own families even when not in custody. Despite barriers to connection, the interviewees express strong aspirations to be “good” fathers and to achieve a “better life” for their children. The absence of stable models of responsive fathering in early life is a common theme that has implications for the development of education and support programs for imprisoned fathers.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Prison Journal	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1177/0032885517734495	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Criminology	en_US
dc.title	Becoming a “Better” Father: Supporting the Needs of Incarcerated Fathers	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.for	1602 Criminology	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - WHO CC
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pubs.issue	6	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
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Abstract:

© 2017, © 2017 SAGE Publications. Given the importance of fathering to the well-being and development of children, paternal incarceration has a major impact on children and families. Drawing on interviews with 64 incarcerated fathers in New South Wales, Australia, this article explores their experiences. The men’s childhood familial separation and disconnection is frequently repeated in adulthood, with limited contact with their own families even when not in custody. Despite barriers to connection, the interviewees express strong aspirations to be “good” fathers and to achieve a “better life” for their children. The absence of stable models of responsive fathering in early life is a common theme that has implications for the development of education and support programs for imprisoned fathers.

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