Lives of Incarcerated Women by Candace Kruttschnitt Catrien Bijleveld

Author:Candace Kruttschnitt, Catrien Bijleveld [Candace Kruttschnitt, Catrien Bijleveld]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781138803718
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2015-07-20T00:00:00+00:00

Note

* For children living with mother prior to incarceration and measured at time of interview.

Procedure

Study recruitment took place between 2008 and 2012. Incarcerated mothers from the regular units of all penitentiary centers for females in the Netherlands were approached (between 2008 and 2009, there were four, and between 2010 and 2012, five women’s prisons). Through penitentiary staff, incarcerated mothers with underage children were invited to attend an introductory meeting where we explained our research and asked them to participate.1 Mothers who agreed to participate signed informed consent, after which in-depth interviews were conducted and questionnaires administered. If the mothers gave permission, the current caregivers of the children were approached for in-depth interviews and questionnaires. Children were also interviewed if, following the above, they themselves agreed and both their mother and their current caregiver signed informed consent. Children aged twelve or above also signed informed consent themselves. Not all mothers gave us contact details of their children’s caregivers or permission to approach their children, nor did all caregivers and children agree to participate or fulfill the interview appointment.

For all interviews, a setting was created where the respondents could speak confidentially. For the incarcerated mothers this was in their cell, in a visiting room, or office within the prison; for the children and caregivers, this was at home. Interviews were administered by trained researchers.

Respondents were given a participant fee of €10 for mothers and children and €20 for caregivers. Permission for the study was obtained from the Netherlands Corrections Department (DJI). The Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Law at the VU University approved the data collection protocol.

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