Engelsk titel: Education for fathers in prison - incresed competence of fatherhood?
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Författare:
Hansen, Gunnar Vold
Email: gunnar.v.hansen@hiof.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 31
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16103340
Sammanfattning
Correctional Services of Norway offers the program «Fathers in Prison» for fathers serving time,
in order to qualify them to follow up their children both while they are serving and afterwards. On the
basis of a total of 38 semi-structured interviews with inmates who have completed the program, we
conclude that there is reason to believe that the program is enhancing their qualifications to be a
father. Feedback from participants indicates that «Fathers in Prison» causes fathers to take greater
responsibility for their children’s situation; it strengthens the fathers’ skills to follow them up, and
contact between children and fathers gets better. The conclusion is that the participants improve their
skills as fathers as a result of the program, both while they are in prison and afterwards.