Tag: Incarceration
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Jill McCorkel, Villanova University – Effects of Parental Incarceration on Children
There are fewer people today in prison than last year. The number of children who experience loss of parent has increased over two decades. Jill McCorkel, associate professor of sociology & criminology at the Villanova University, looks into how a jailed family member can affect everyone. Dr. McCorkel is Associate Professor of Sociology and Criminology and…
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Anna Haskins, Cornell University – Children with Incarcerated Parents
Incarceration of a father can have lasting impacts on a child’s schooling. Anna Haskins, assistant professor of sociology at Cornell University, explores how this affects children in surprising ways. Anna Haskins’ scholarly interests are in the areas of educational inequality, social stratification, race and ethnicity, and the intergenerational social consequences of mass incarceration. Her current…
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William Alex Pridemore, GSU – Incarceration and Early Death
The health care of prisoners is a topic familiar to the The Academic Minute. Where the previous segment focused on the positives of expanding health care for the incarcerated, Dr. William Alex Pridemore, criminologist at Georgia State University, discusses the increased health risk that prisoners face. Dr. William Alex Pridemore is a Distinguished University Professor…