000007024 001__ 7024 000007024 005__ 20250425034532.0 000007024 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.6082/uchicago.7024 000007024 037__ $$aTEXTUAL$$bArticle 000007024 041__ $$aeng 000007024 245__ $$aBreaking the Cycle: A Family-Focused Approach to Criminal Sentencing in Illinois 000007024 269__ $$a2015 000007024 336__ $$aArticle 000007024 520__ $$aThe collateral damage of parental incarceration to children is a hidden cost of current punitive criminal sentencing policies that overlook the needs of children and impose barriers to maintaining strong parent-child bonds. This paper presents a familyfocused approach to criminal sentencing, which aims to promote better outcomes for offenders and their children by aligning sentencing decisions to the severity of the crime committed, the risks and strengths of the offender, and the offender’s family context. It will address existing gaps in federal and state sentencing guidelines and provide policy and practice recommendations to help advance family-focused sentencing in Illinois. 000007024 540__ $$a© 2015 by The University of Chicago. All rights reserved. 000007024 690__ $$aCrown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice 000007024 691__ $$aAdvocates' Forum, 2015 000007024 7001_ $$aFeig, Lauren$$uUniversity of Chicago 000007024 773__ $$tAdvocates' Forum, 2015 000007024 8564_ $$92e5e6699-81ff-4a1a-a1e4-91f7af3d6d74$$s92680$$uhttps://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/7024/files/Feig_AdvFor2015.pdf$$ePublic 000007024 908__ $$aI agree 000007024 909CO $$ooai:uchicago.tind.io:7024$$pGLOBAL_SET 000007024 983__ $$aArticle