Children’s Exposure to Recent Family Member Criminal Legal System Involvement - Takeaways - MDSpire

Children’s Exposure to Recent Family Member Criminal Legal System Involvement

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  • Naoka Carey

  • Rebekah Levine Coley

  • May 12, 2026

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    Nearly 40% of US children have family members charged with crimes during childhood, with significant disparities among racial groups.

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    Parental incarceration negatively impacts children's health, education, and social networks, serving as a critical social determinant of health.

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    The study aims to assess children's exposure to family criminal legal contacts beyond incarceration, focusing on various family relationships.

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    An innovative dataset was created linking criminal justice data with Census data to analyze over 76 million children from 2000 to 2021.

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    The research highlights the need to understand the effects of family criminal legal contacts on children across different ages and family structures.

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Children’s Exposure to Recent Family Member Criminal Legal System Involvement

  • by Naoka Carey, Rebekah Levine Coley

  • May 12, 2026

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