@article{ref1,
title="The well-being of children of incarcerated mothers: An exploratory study for the Netherlands",
journal="European journal of criminology",
year="2011",
author="Hissel, Sanne and Bijleveld, Catrien and Kruttschnitt, Candace",
volume="8",
number="5",
pages="346-360",
abstract="Little empirical research exists on children whose mothers are incarcerated. We examined Dutch children's experiences regarding their mother's incarceration, using a mixed methods approach. We found that, although children stay in various care-giving situations, a large proportion of them were already living apart from their mothers when maternal incarceration started. The children report elevated levels of problem behaviour and decreased well-being. There is evidence that these may also be due to the negative life events they experienced before their mother's incarceration. Recommendations for future research are discussed.<p />",
language="",
issn="1477-3708",
doi="10.1177/1477370811415755",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1477370811415755"
}