Father Absence and Youth Incarceration

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Those They Leave Behind: Paternal Incarceration and Maternal Instrumental Support (2012, background): “Childhood family structure also is associated with incarceration (Harper & McLanahan, 2004) and social support (Swartz, 2009).”
Does single parenthood increase the probability of teenage promiscuity, substance use, and crime? (2007, background): “…may have a bigger impact on youth outcomes than a disruption during early childhood, lower supervision and/or parental interaction in single-parent homes may mean that early disruption is in fact more detrimental (see Harper and McLanahan (1999) for a detailed discussion of these issues).”
A Meta-Analysis of Father Involvement in Parent Training (2008, background): “The idea that fathers do not play an important role in their children’s social and behavioral development is no longer accepted, however, as considerable research has demonstrated that fathers do influence their children’s development (e.g., Harper & McLanahan, 2004; King, 1994; Lamb, 1997).”