Strengthening ties between prisoners and their families: Effects of the family approach intervention in the Netherlands

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON27502

Enrollment

Registered

2019-04-08

Start date

2019-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-02-28

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

The family approach consists of three elements: 1) child friendly prison visitation facilities and enhanced possibilities for parent-child contact (such as video calls) 2) an extensive support syste

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) have at least one child 2) show good behavior in prison 3) have no criminal history which may be harmful for the child 4) be motivated to strengthen family relationships

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) have no children 2) show bad behavior in prison 3) have a criminal history which may be harmful for the child

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
internalizing and externalizing problem behavior of children of imprisoned fathers	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
father-child relationships, father-caregiver relationships, recidivism risk, parenting skills, detention experience, internalizing and externalizing problem behavior of imprisoned fathers, internalizing and externalizing problem behavior of caregivers of children	—

Contacts

Public ContactSimon Venema

Hanze University of Applied Science

s.d.venema@pl.hanze.nl0638497966

Outcome results