Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents
Date
2014
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International Association of Chiefs of Police
Abstract
The IACP project announced by the Deputy
Attorney General is part of an overarching White
House Domestic Policy Council justice initiative
focused on reducing trauma experienced by
children who have parents in prison or jail. This
is a broad-based undertaking given the myriad of
situations in which parental arrest, incarceration,
or both can have a negative impact on a child’s
physical, mental, social, and emotional well-being.
Parental incarceration is now recognized as among
the “adverse childhood experiences” that increase
a child’s risk of negative outcomes in adulthood,
including alcoholism; depression; illegal drug use;
domestic violence and other criminal behavior;
health-related problems; and suicide, among
others.1 Minimizing the trauma experienced by
children at the time of their parent’s arrest has the
potential to lessen this risk, improving outcomes in
the short and long-run.
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Keywords
safety, arrest, policy, pre-arrest planning, child placement
Citation
International Association of Chiefs of Police (2014). Safeguarding Children of Arrested Parents. Alexandria, VA: Author.