Finding Their Way: Conditions for Successful Reintegration Among Women Offenders

Doherty, Sherri; Forrester, Pamela; Brazil, Amanda; Matheson, Flora I.

doi:10.1080/10509674.2014.944740

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“…Rather than following a clear timeline, the reintegration stories in Austria were messy, as they varied from individual to individual, sentence to sentence served, and were not contingent on the time they had served in prison or the time that had elapsed since their release. Reintegration in Austria as elsewhere (Maruna et al, 2004, on England and Wales; Shinkfield and Graffam, 2009, on Australia; Doherty et al, 2014, on Canada) unfolded as a life filled with a multitude of concurrent and complex challenges.…”

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A home is more than a roof over your head: Post-prison reintegration challenges in Austria

Schartmueller

2020

European Journal of Probation

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Life after prison can pose challenges for the formerly incarcerated, their families, and wider communities. This research studies Austria where probation services are either mandated by the court or sought voluntarily after prison. Through semi-structured interviews with formerly incarcerated individuals, reintegration experiences from their perspectives are examined. The narratives emphasized social factors that either assuage or complicate life after prison. The main factors addressed were stable housing, the maintaining and (re)building of relationships, and employment. Overall, a lack of stable housing appeared to complicate life after prison the most and also negatively affected relationships and employment. For some, life after prison was further exacerbated by immigration status and a perceived stigma related to the nature of one’s convictions. This study shows the importance of working towards a better understanding of the social context individuals are released into after prison to better meet their individual needs and to counteract recidivism.

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A home is more than a roof over your head: Post-prison reintegration challenges in Austria

Schartmueller

2020

European Journal of Probation

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“…This allows for quick access to treatment on release and reintegration planning including effective linkage to suitable, good quality aftercare (Doherty et al, 2014;Van Olphen et al, 2009). This requires effective communication between criminal justice staff in both the prison and the community and information-sharing -including with the DUWOs themselves -in order to fully assess what their needs will be on release (Doherty et al, 2014;Magaletta et al, 2014). These processes should ensure that community programmes reinforce and build upon work done in prison (Monster and Micucci, 2005).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Interventions should combine meeting treatment needs with provision of more practical help with education, employment and housing services that DUWOs will also need to re-integrate effectively (Allen et al, 2010;Colbert et al, 2013;Doherty et al, 2014;Fedock et al, 2013;Fries, 2014;Grella and Greenwell, 2007;Oser et al, 2009;Salem et al, 2013). This approach acknowledges the very real constraints DUWOs face on reentry (Allen et al, 2010) and prioritises the most pressing of their needs (Bergseth et al, 2011).…”

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Effective interventions for drug using women offenders: A narrative literature review

Grace

2017

Journal of Substance Use

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A detailed understanding of the effectiveness of interventions designed to meet drug using women offenders' (DUWOs) complex needs is essential to maximise success. This article reports on a narrative literature review of evaluations of interventions designed to assist DUWOs in their recovery from drug use and in their desistance from offending. It aims to identify gaps in that research and point to possible directions for future studies. It shows that successful interventions are likely to be intensive, of significant duration, multi-dimensional and inter-disciplinary. Evaluations must similarly be designed to take into account all individual and structural factors. Qualitative longitudinal research which incorporates DUWOs' opinions on their needs might best inform the development of interventions tailored to meeting those needs. Evaluation design should acknowledge the importance of progress as well as outcomes and be designed to follow DUWOs through their whole sentence rather than focusing on a single intervention/point in time without the context of what came before and what might or should happen in the future.

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“…Moreover, a significant portion of the incarcerated population has experienced prior victimization. These experiences with trauma have long-lasting consequences and contribute to criminal justice involvement and drug use throughout the life-course (Baillargeon et al, 2009; Broidy et al, 2018; Doherty et al, 2014; Taylor, 2015). Although women are more likely than men to be incarcerated for reasons related to their victimization (Moloney et al, 2009; Spjeldnes & Goodkind, 2009), men’s experiences as victims of violence and the way in which these experiences manifest into maladaptive coping are less documented.…”

Section: Reentry Gender and Post-release Drug Usementioning

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Getting High After Getting Out: Understanding the Relationship Between Support, Stressors, and Drug Use Among Men and Women in Early Reentry

Griffin

Tasca

Orrick

2020

Crime & Delinquency

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This study uses data from the Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) to examine the effects of social support and stressors on self-reported illicit drug use among 1,074 recently released individuals (men = 874; women = 200). Three broad conclusions can be drawn from these findings: (a) Men were more likely than women to use drugs in the first 3 months following release from prison; (b) mental health and neighborhood quality were universal predictors of drug use in early reentry; and (c) social support, stressors, and individual and legal characteristics affected drug use for men and women differently. This work fills knowledge gaps related to the intersection of reentry, gender, and drug use within the context of correctional policy and practice.

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Finding Their Way: Conditions for Successful Reintegration Among Women Offenders

Cited by 28 publications

References 64 publications

A home is more than a roof over your head: Post-prison reintegration challenges in Austria

A home is more than a roof over your head: Post-prison reintegration challenges in Austria

Effective interventions for drug using women offenders: A narrative literature review

Getting High After Getting Out: Understanding the Relationship Between Support, Stressors, and Drug Use Among Men and Women in Early Reentry

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