Supporting Families and Children of Mothers in Jail: An Integrating Child Welfare and Criminal Justice Strategy

Child Welfare

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 495-511

  Katz, Pamela Covington ^a  

^a Women's Prison Association   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; MOTHER; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CRIMINAL LAW; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INTERINSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; MOTHERS; PRISONERS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032161284     PISSN: 00094021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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