NDLI: The Color of Debt: An Examination of Social Networks, Sanctions, and Child Support Enforcement Policy

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Author	Pate, David J.
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	This article is based on face-to-face interviews with 20 randomly selected fathers of black and white children receiving temporary assistance for needy families benefits, followed, when possible, by an interview with the mother of one of the father’s children in Dane County, Wisconsin. The primary purpose of this research was to explore the sample’s level of knowledge about child support enforcement program policy. The informants shared information on their knowledge of child support enforcement program policy and procedures, but also their access or lack of access to social networks for employment to pay their child support order, and experiences with various imposed sanctions for non-payment of their child support order. The data provided an opportunity to conduct comparisons across and within races on their experiences with the child support enforcement program. Results from an analysis of the qualitative data provided an insight into their “lived” experiences with law enforcement by race when their child support was in arrears. In addition, quantitative data obtained from the Wisconsin kids information data system administrative records highlighted the stark racial differences in fathers’ annual (UI) earnings and debt owed in child support to the state and the mother of their child (ren). Further analysis highlights the limited social networks for referrals to employment among black noncustodial fathers and the accumulated debt of child support for black men, which hampers their ability to maintain a minimal level of economic security.
Starting Page	116
Ending Page	135
Page Count	20
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18671748
Journal	Race and Social Problems
Volume Number	8
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	18671756
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2016-02-23
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Child support enforcement policy Race Social networks Unemployment Noncustodial parent Custodial parent White African American/black Social Work Personality and Social Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Anthropology

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