Children of Imprisoned Parents

Dr. Maria (Ria) Wolleswinkel’s “Children of Imprisoned Parents” is a fundamental text for COPE, providing a legal perspective imbued with psychological and social context.

Dr. Wolleswinkel is Associate Professor of Women and Law at Maastricht University. She is a member of the university’s Department on Criminal Law and Criminology and Research School on Human Rights. Prior to studying law at Maastricht University, she worked as a social worker in a psychiatric hospital for six years.

Published in Jan C.M. Willems (ed.), Developmental and Autonomy Rights of Children: Empowering Children, Caregivers and Communities, Intersentia: Antwerp/Oxford/New York, 2002, pp. 191-207 (90-5095-224-0; www.intersentia.com)

Or choose from the following excerpts:

• Introduction to child’s rights
• Best interest of the child
• Children inside prison
• Children outside prison
• The three p’s