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Exploring Factors Influencing Family Members Connections to Incarcerated Individuals in New Jersey, 2005-2006

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Principal Investigator(s): Christian, Johnna

Summary: In order to develop a better understanding of the factors that influence whether a male prisoner's family stays involved in his life during incarceration, researchers conducted face-to-face interviews with inmates from two New Jersey prisons and their family members between May 2005 and July 2006. A total of 35 (25 from one prison and 10 from the other) inmates and 15 family members were interviewed, comprising 13 inmate and family dyads, 1 inmate and family triad, and an additional 21 inma... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR22460.v1

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