Study reveals children are the collateral damage of the justice system
Wednesday, May 4, 2016 - 08:20
in Psychology & Sociology
They are called the "orphans of justice"- the children of parents who are imprisoned. There is no record of how many children are impacted when their primary carer goes to jail – and this "invisible" cohort is increasing with evidence that around 5% of all Australian children will experience parental incarceration in their lifetime.