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Women’s post‐release experiences in the U.S: Recidivism and re‐entry

Patricia O’Brien (University of IL at Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work, Chicago, USA)
Robin Bates (University of IL at Chicago, Jane Addams College of Social Work, Chicago, USA)

International Journal of Prisoner Health

ISSN: 1744-9200

Article publication date: 1 February 2005

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Abstract

A survey of 166 women exiting prison in a large mid‐western U.S. state examined the extent to which demographics, family history and relationships, institutional experiences, offence history, and physical and emotional needs were associated with re‐arrest one year after release. Analyses revealed that three independent variables and two interactional effects accounted for 40% of the variability in re‐arrest: employment in the year prior to incarceration, history of psychiatric hospitalization, participation in prison industries programs, and the interaction of prior psychiatric hospitalization with in‐prison substance abuse programming and with employment history. Interviews with 55 women over five points in time revealed important interpersonal and environmental elements for 20 women six months out who had not been arrested. Implications for program and policy development are discussed.

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O’Brien, P. and Bates, R. (2005), "Women’s post‐release experiences in the U.S: Recidivism and re‐entry", International Journal of Prisoner Health, Vol. 1 No. 2/3/4, pp. 207-221. https://doi.org/10.1080/17449200600554579

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