Women Reentering the Community: Understanding Addiction and Trauma-Related Characteristics of Recidivism

Cimino, Andrea N.; Mendoza, N. S.; Thieleman, Kara; Shively, Randy; Kunz, Kami

doi:10.1080/10911359.2014.983257

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“…The results showing that trauma was not predictive of recidivism are consistent with previously reported findings that women who recidivate have less sexual trauma and dysfunction than women who do not recidivate (Cimino et al, 2015). The relationship between trauma and recidivism is complex and the association between trauma and destructive and maladaptive behaviors complicates the picture even further.…”

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Trauma, Psychopathic Traits, and Resilience in Female Post-Prison Reentry Outcomes

Helfgott¹,

Gunnison²

2023

CCJLS

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A growing body of research has examined female psychopathy, yet gaps remain. Recent research has explored links between early trauma, psychopathic traits, and behavioral outcomes. Utilizing data collected as part of the evaluation of the Seattle Women’s Reentry (SWR) Initiative, this study investigates the relationship between early trauma and psychopathic traits in female post-prison reentry outcomes. The role of psychopathic traits as a protective resilience factor that moderates early trauma for women leaving prison and reentering the community is explored. Background information, survey data, and Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R) scores are analyzed in relation to recidivism three-years post release for 85 women released from the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW) in Washington State. Results indicated that the majority of the women in the study have early trauma backgrounds, PCL-R scores predict recidivism while trauma did not, and PCL-R scores did not moderate the relationship between trauma and recidivism. Results also found that PCL-R scores were associated with higher levels of self-esteem. Findings are consistent with prior research showing a link between psychopathic traits and recidivism but do not offer support for psychopathic traits as a moderating resilience protective factor between trauma and recidivism.

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Trauma, Psychopathic Traits, and Resilience in Female Post-Prison Reentry Outcomes

Helfgott¹,

Gunnison²

2023

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“…This study was part of a larger project that examined relationships between men’s experiences of healthcare during incarceration, trauma history, and utilization of primary care after release. Trauma research in incarcerated populations has historically focused on trauma that occurs in the community, childhood abuse, and experiences of women, adolescents, and aging prisoners (Cimino, Mendoza, Thieleman, Shively, & Kunz, 2015 ; King, 2017 ; Maschi, Gibson, Zgoba, & Morgen, 2011 ). We focused on the experiences of men because there is limited research on the trauma experiences of men during incarceration.…”

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Healthcare-induced trauma in correctional facilities: a qualitative exploration

Elumn¹,

Keating

Smoyer

et al. 2021

Health Justice

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Background While incarcerated people are known to experience trauma at higher rates than the general population, little is known about how the correctional health system contributes to trauma rates. Methods We conducted 20 semi-structured qualitative interviews with men who were recently released from a correctional system to understand their experiences with healthcare systems and medical staff during incarceration. Using reflexive thematic analysis within a critical realist framework, we coded and analyzed the data iteratively to refine and unify emerging themes. Results The unanticipated concept of healthcare-induced trauma emerged and was revealed in three overall themes: (1) healthcare leading to fear of serious illness or death, (2) healthcare leading to fear of people, including healthcare providers, correctional staff, and other incarcerated people, and (3) the correctional institutional, social, and physical environment leads to fear of place. Conclusions Healthcare in correctional settings has the potential to induce trauma, even when the medical conditions addressed are not life-threatening. Future research should examine the factors contributing to the development of healthcare-induced trauma in correctional settings and develop interventions to prevent and address this phenomenon.

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“…Women may face barriers finding safe and affordable housing, as well as accessing or rebuilding relationships with children, family or friends (Ferraro and Moe, 2003, 2006). It must not be overstated that facing these experiences can be challenging and painful for women (Cimino et al, 2015). Addressing a history of abuse or trauma requires trusted forms of support with open approaches addressing the power imbalance between women and their therapeutic counsellor (Pollack, 2005).…”

Section: Incarcerated Women: Victims or Violent?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Staying with the Social Project: A Review of Feminist Criminology

Winsor

2020

Social & Legal Studies

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Review of the Field In this issue, Social & Legal Studies is pleased to publish the third of an occasional feature: Review of the Field. Our ambition in this series is to publish articles which reflect upon fields of study and which offer a critical appraisal of the key literature and concepts. The aim is to provide not only a valuable map of the scholarly terrain but, equally, we hope that the format will give authors the opportunity to set a direction of travel for their discipline. Thus, we anticipate that reviews will ask new research questions, identify gaps in the scholarship and explore connections and discontinuities between diverse bodies of knowledge. Suggestions for future reviews are welcome and should be addressed to members of the Editorial Board. We are pleased to publish this Review of Feminist Criminology by Katharine Dunbar Winsor of Concordia University. We hope that our readers agree with us that the article provides an important addition to the literature and provides an invaluable template for contributors of future reviews. Editorial Board Social & Legal Studies The emergence of the feminist movement in the 1960s and 1970s became a primary influence of the field of feminist criminology. Feminist criminology has evolved over the past several decades and has remained impacted by and in dialogue with feminist thought and perspectives. Within the field, researchers have focused on producing and circulating women-centred knowledge. Despite this, tensions within the field highlight diverging approaches to what and who is studied. In Canada, the maturation of feminist criminology as a field has coincided with significant changes to women’s penology. In this essay, the development and changes to feminist criminology are mapped through an examination of key events and changes in Canada’s penal strategies for women. What emerges is the argument that feminist criminology must understand itself beyond narrow and discrete terms and instead must work with the tensions and debates of the field to keep women’s voices centred and the feminist social project alive.

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Women Reentering the Community: Understanding Addiction and Trauma-Related Characteristics of Recidivism

Cited by 12 publications

References 23 publications

Trauma, Psychopathic Traits, and Resilience in Female Post-Prison Reentry Outcomes

Trauma, Psychopathic Traits, and Resilience in Female Post-Prison Reentry Outcomes

Healthcare-induced trauma in correctional facilities: a qualitative exploration

Staying with the Social Project: A Review of Feminist Criminology

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