Women Offenders and Reentry Issues
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13913402 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sushma D Taylor (Rafael Advanced Defense Systems (Israel), corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-93 |
| Publication date | 1996-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Psychoactive Drugs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0279-1072 • E-ISSN: 2159-9777 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02791072.1996.10471717 |
| PMID | 8714337 |
| OpenAlex | W2102973346 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 8 |
Women parallel men in their profile of physical disease, psychosocial configuration, addictive patterns, and criminal deviance. For women offenders in particular, the prison environment reinforces a victim role that originated in childhood and adolescence. In addition, such settings discourage both emotional expression (except for aggression) and responsibility, since basic needs such as food, lodging, and clothing are provided. Incarcerated women have significant treatment issues, including the lack of social and vocational role definition, psychological dependence and psychic craving, poorly developed social skills, and conflicts in social, family, and intimate relationships. This article describes the unique psychoeducational and skills-training needs of women offenders as they adjust to community living, and outlines specific treatment interventions that have proven to effect successful patient outcomes. Case studies are used to illustrate the reentry experiences of three women offenders with distinct backgrounds. One example illustrates how a woman who had been involved in the criminal justice system for 24 years overcame her addiction and self-confidence issues. A second case study profiles an offender with three children who had experienced sexual trauma during her childhood and adult years. A third case reports on an African-American woman whose crack-cocaine addiction resulted in the birth of a drug-exposed son. The treatment model tested in all three cases emphasized the practical and often overlooked treatment issues of incarcerated women
Criminal justice · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Prison · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychosocial · Recidivism · Child Abuse and Trauma · Clinical Psychology · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology
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Moving forward against the odds
Vulnerability to HIV Among Women Formerly Incarcerated and Women with Incarcerated Sexual Partners
Social Relationships of Crime-Involved Women Cocaine Users
Adverse Effects of US Jail and Prison Policies on the Health and Well-Being of Women of Color
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,27 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2025 (26) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |