The Invisible Prison: Pathways and Prevention

Authors

Margaret Brinig, Notre Dame Law SchoolFollow
Marsha Garrison, Brooklyn Law School

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2020

Publication Information

95 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1439 (2020)

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a new strategy for curbing crime and delinquency and demonstrate the inadequacy of current reform efforts. Our analysis relies on our own, original research involving a large, multi-generational sample of unmarried fathers from a rust-belt region of the United States as well as the conclusions of earlier researchers.

Our own research data are unusual in that they are holistic and multigenerational: The Court-based record system we utilized for data collection provided detailed information on child maltreatment, juvenile status and delinquency charges, child support, parenting time, orders of protection, and residential mobility for focal children (the oldest in the family), their siblings, half-siblings, and all parents who grew up in the relevant county. Using other data sources, we were also able to obtain reliable information about adult crime and other high-risk behaviors. Very few crime researchers have had access to data this comprehensive.

Recommended Citation

Margaret Brinig & Marsha Garrison, The Invisible Prison: Pathways and Prevention, 95 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1439 (2020).
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