1. Objectifs

Intentions :
«This chapter examines a particular context of marginality: fathers who have been incarcerated. […] To take better account of this reality and to propose appropriate intervention avenues, a participatory action research (PAR) projet called Grandir sainement avec un père détenu (Fathers behind Bars) was created in 2001.» (p. 160) «[T]his chapter aims to shed light on the subject by looking at relevant studies and presenting the results of Fathers behind Bars.» (p. 161)

2. Méthode

Échantillon/Matériau :
Données documentaires diverses

Type de traitement des données :
Réflexion critique

3. Résumé

«The results of the evaluation allowed us to identify the principal positive factors that favoured the program’s implementation in halfway houses and the sustained attendance of participants: 1) the availability of human and financial resources at the organization; 2) practitioners’ interest in the issue of parental incarceration; 3) practitioners’ motivation to provide services to this clientele; 4) the positive perception among practitioners and participants of the father-child program; and 5) participants’ motivation to undertake and continue the process. On the other hand, we also identified five factors discouraging participants’ adherence to the program: 1) the too-brief period that newly released inmates stayed in some of the halfway houses; 2) the mobility of the clientele; 3) the mobility of practitioners; 4) therapeutic saturation among participants due to the multiple programs and interventions being applied to them; 5) the time of year that the program was implemented (for example, major holidays are more difficult periods for former detainees, who cannot always visit their families).» (p. 178-179)