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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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colleague in </span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hairston, CF. 1988. Family
Ties During Imprisonment: Do They Influence Future Criminal Activity? Federal
Probation, March, 48-51.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hairston, CF. 1991. Family
Ties During Imprisonment: Important to Whom and for What? Journal of
Sociology and Social Welfare. 18(1): 85-104.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Klein, SR, and SJ Bahr. 1996. An
Evaluation of a Family-Centered Cognitive Skills Program for Prison
Inmates. International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative
Criminology. 40(4):334-346.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Schafer, N. 1994. Exploring the Link
Between Visits and Parole Success: A Survey of Prison Visitors. International
Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology. 38(1): 17-32.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ditchfield, J. 1994. Family Ties and
Recidivism: Main Findings of the Literature. Home Office, Research Study 118. </span></font><font
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>There is also a very good book by
Anne Nurse called Fatherhood Arrested: Parenting from Within the Juvenile
Justice System (2002, Vanderbilt University Press). </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
[mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Joe Ryan<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Friday, January
26, 2007</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>10:14 AM</span></font><font
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Child Maltreatment Researchers<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: CLARIFICATION RE:
research on link between family strength and recidivism</span></font></p>
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lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt'>Lori:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>We published a paper on family contact and recidivism
within the context of a residential treatment facility for juvenile offenders.
It might be useful. The citation is listed below. If you are
unable to download the paper I would be happy to send you a copy. </span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>Joe</span></font></p>
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face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Ryan, J. P.,
& Yang, H. (2005). Family Contact and Recidivism: A Longitudinal Study of
Adjudicated Delinquents in Residential Care. Social Work Research, 29, 31-39.</span></font></b></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Joseph P. Ryan, Ph.D.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>School</span></font> of Social Work</p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Children and </span></font>Family Research Center</p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>University</span></font> of Illinois at
Urbana-Champaign</p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>1207 West Oregon Street</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>-----Original Message-----<br>
From: owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu
[mailto:owner-CHILD-MALTREATMENT-RESEARCH-L@cornell.edu] On Behalf Of
lfriedman@preventchildabuse.org<br>
Sent: </span></font>Thursday, January 25, 2007 2:42 PM<br>
To: Child Maltreatment Researchers<br>
Subject: CLARIFICATION RE: research on link between family strength and
recidivism</p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Someone kindly asked me for further explanation on
what type of recidivism I'm</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>looking for - my apologies as I was too much in my own
head to realize this</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>wouldn't be readily recognized by everyone else : )</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>The kind I'm looking for is prison recidivism.
We're looking to start up some</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>fathering programs within prisons and are under the
impression that there is</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>some research that points to the fact that prisoners
who have strong family</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>connections are less likely to go back to
prison. If we can make the case that</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>our program will help build/strengthen these family
connections, we're hoping</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>that might open some doors for us.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Thanks again for any references, links, etc.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>Quoting lfriedman@preventchildabuse.org:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>> I am wondering if anyone can help me identify
research that looks at the</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>> connection between family ties and recidivism.</span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt'>></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>> Any references, links, or electronic copies of
articles greatly appreciated.</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>> My apologies for any cross-posting</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt'>> Thanks so much!</span></font></p>
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