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34 J. Soc. & Soc. Welfare 77 (2007)
Incarceration and Unwed Fathers in Fragile Families

handle is hein.journals/jrlsasw34 and id is 513 raw text is: Incarceration and Unwed Fathers in Fragile Families CHARLES E. LEWIS, JR. Howard University School of Social Work IRWIN GARFINKEL Columbia University School of Social Work QiN GAO Columbia University School of Social Work Criminal justice policies have resulted in millions of Americans being incarcerated over the past three decades in systems that pro- vide little or no rehabilitation. This study uses a new dataset-The Fragile Families Study-to document poor labor market outcomes that are associated with incarceration. We find that fathers who had been incarcerated earned 28 percent less annually thanfathers who were never incarcerated These previously incarcerated fathers worked less weeks per year, less hours per week and were less likely to be working during the week prior to their interview. We also found that fathers who had been incarcerated were more likely to depend on underground employment and off-the-books earnings. Keywords: Earnings, employment, employment probability, ex- offenders, fathers, incarceration, labor market, offenders, prison, prison reentry Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, September 2007, Volume XXXIV, Number 3

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