A 2023 study by Kristen Turney discusses the impacts of parental incarceration on youth.
Not surprisingly, it demonstrates that incarceration damages parental closeness due to inability for a parent to participate in their children’s lives.
It fractures relationships and familial bonds, weakening communities and society as a whole. This is troubling, as multiple psychological theories, such as social bonds theory, stresses the importance of community in avoiding criminal behavior.
As a result, Prosecutors who do not implement alternative court programs and rehabilitation in lieu of sending people to prison are not only overpopulating prisons, but ultimately destroying the communities they claim to serve.
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