IMPACT ON FAMALIES

Question 1

Impact on victims families overview

Answer 1

Fear, anxiety, financial strain, emotional distress

Question 2

Impact on perpetrators families overview

Answer 2

Shame/social isolation
Loss of breadwinner/increased expenses
Adverse childhood experience for kids
Guilty by association/ social isolation

Question 3

Impact of prison

Answer 3

• imprisonment results in families becoming “innocent victims”
• crime and justice research found an imprisoned family member causes great emotional distress on family ( missed bdays, meals etc.)
• relationship strain on outside family members as extra responsibilities
• financial - costly visits + jail money
• visits can be distressing/ physical emotional energy
• prison can be good in protecting family from dangerous relative

Question 4

Impact on babies

Answer 4

• mothers in prison have poorer health - affects baby
• relationship is impacted due to harsh conditions
• un-ideal/ unstimulating environment harms development
• growth disrupted- life-long impacts

Question 5

Impact on children

Answer 5

• children face stigma/bullying
• lies about imprisoned parent
• loss of role model
• mental health problems
• visits = disrupted routine = impacted life/education

Question 6

History of perpetrators

Answer 6

Surveying prisoner crime reduction survery
- 54% of women prisoners had histories of abuse vs 24% men
- 41% observed violence at home as child
- 24% foster care/ system
- 53 vs 27 for DV

Question 7

Impact on children- stats

Answer 7

• long term parent imprisonment = 3x more likely to engage in anti-social behaviour
• more likely to be suspended/expelled
• 3x more likely to offend
• 2x more likely to face mental health struggles
• 65% of boys will go on to offend if dad jail
• trebles risk of delinquency
• impacts more kids than divorce ( 30,000 children pa Scotland)