Maximizing Success for Drug-Affected Women After Release from Prison: Examining Access to and Use of Social Services During Reentry

This paper describes the characteristics related to women's drug-use, criminal offending and incarceration and examines the policy and community contexts that shape their reentry after release from prison or jail. A qualitative study of formerly detained or incarcerated drug-affected women desc...

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Published in:Women & criminal justice 2007-01, Vol.17 (2-3), p.95-113
Main Author: O'brien, Patricia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
crime
Criminality
Drug Abuse
Drug use
Employment
Ex-convicts
Females
incarceration
Offenders
reentry
Social Services
Women
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Summary:This paper describes the characteristics related to women's drug-use, criminal offending and incarceration and examines the policy and community contexts that shape their reentry after release from prison or jail. A qualitative study of formerly detained or incarcerated drug-affected women describes identified needs for services and employment as well as the challenges related to a disempowering environment.
ISSN:0897-4454
1541-0323
DOI:10.1300/J012v17n02_07