Homecoming: Children's Adjustment to Parent's Parole

The child’s adjustment to a parent’s parole is also significantly related to the presence and quality of protective factors and support systems that were available during the incarceration period and upon release. (Gaynes, 1994, Johnston, 1993) Finally, we know that the most damaging aspect of incarceration is recidivism (Johnston, 1994) and the child’s adjustment will be seriously compromised by the parent’s return to prison. Each of these factors are independently significant and warrant discussion.