The School Adaptation Process of Imprisoned Parents’ Children

Prison experience affects not only the prisoner but also his family insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Murray, Farrington and Sekol, 2012);. The remaining convicted family children should be seen as “direct” victims of imprisonment, rather than “secondary” victims insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(Merchil, cited in Mitrani, 2018);. Incarcerated parents and deterioration of family relationships, poverty, low academic performance, aggression, depression, guilt and substance abuse, are often confronted with many problems insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(www.childwelfare.gov);. Apart from the “ Waiting Child ”project, there are no concrete studies carried out for the children of prisoner parents who are in a disintegrated position in many ways. In this study, it is aimed to determine the problems experienced by convicted family children during school adaptation as hidden and neglected victims.