Contents
Abstract 1
Introduction 1
Methods 4
Results 6
Discussion 12
Conclusion 18
Funding 19
Acknowledgements 19
References 19
Appendix 24
Table 1. History of parental imprisonment reported by adults in prison and young people in youth justice centres in NSW in 2015 7
Table 2. Adults in prison in NSW in 2015 with a history of parental incarceration, by sex of prisoner 7
Figure 1. Intergenerational incarceration by age of adult in prison 8
Figure 2. Intergenerational incarceration by highest year of schooling completed 9
Figure 3. Intergenerational incarceration for adults in prison previously incarcerated in youth detention, by age at first incarceration 9
Figure 4. Intergenerational incarceration by care type received by participants before the age of 16 years 11
Table A1. Weighting factors used to calculate findings based on NPHS 2015 data 24