[This is an] engaging and well written book which deserves to be widely consulted and commended for addressing an important but neglected topic. Journal of Sociology and Social Welfare

Crime and young fatherhood have generally been viewed as separate social problems. Increasingly, researchers are finding that these problems are closely related and highly concentrated in low-income communities. Fatherhood Arrested is an in-depth study of these issues and the difficulties of parenting while in prison and on parole.�