Location
Room 221B, Chamberlain Student Center
Start Date
13-2-2020 9:45 AM
End Date
13-2-2020 10:45 AM
Document Type
Presentation
Description
Given the increased attention in recent decades to the national crisis of mass incarceration, the children of incarcerated parents have also been receiving increasingly more attention. Researchers have found that the children of those who have been incarcerated, are also paying the price of their parent's sentence. With the odds set against them, there are children who are resilient and have "beat the odds." On Rowan University's campus, there is a student group, Youth Empowerment Program, who have been impacted by parental incarceration at some point in their lives. With the disenfranchisement their parents face, they have also faced challenges that made going to college nearly impossible. However, through many social factors like role models, spirituality, and extracurricular activities, this group of students were able to be resilient, pursue higher education, and be successful.
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The Resilience and Success Of Adult College Students Who Have Been Impacted by Parental Incarceration
Room 221B, Chamberlain Student Center
Given the increased attention in recent decades to the national crisis of mass incarceration, the children of incarcerated parents have also been receiving increasingly more attention. Researchers have found that the children of those who have been incarcerated, are also paying the price of their parent's sentence. With the odds set against them, there are children who are resilient and have "beat the odds." On Rowan University's campus, there is a student group, Youth Empowerment Program, who have been impacted by parental incarceration at some point in their lives. With the disenfranchisement their parents face, they have also faced challenges that made going to college nearly impossible. However, through many social factors like role models, spirituality, and extracurricular activities, this group of students were able to be resilient, pursue higher education, and be successful.