Women's Criminogenic Needs
Those of lower economic status, unable to meet basic needs including shelter, food and clothing.
What is poverty?
Self-reported abuse during childhood by the women facilitated their subsequent revocation and incarceration. Although not related to future incarceration, it is related to their history of mental illness and substance abuse
What is Child Abuse Pathway?
Recognizing gender means accepting a broad spectrum of social and environmental disparities between men and women offenders
Why does Gender make a difference?
This treatment targets coping with trauma, cognitive skills, healthy relationships, and parenting
What does the program Beyond Trauma intend to target?
Women's identities are primarily formed through connections with others. A woman's growth is manifested through the types of relationship she has and her sense of self-worth is defined by interconnections with others. Connection rather than disconnection is central to women's development.
What is Relational Theory?
Dropping out of school, and/or having below average grades in school.
What is low educational achievement?
Financial independence should be a primary goal
Why is it important to provide opportunities to improve women's socioeconomic status?
This treatment targets case management and re-entry education, employment/financial independence, substance abuse, mental health and parenting
What is the Female Offender Treatment and Employment Program (FOTEP)
Health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior or a combination of these
What is Mental Illness?
A woman's pathway begins with problems surrounding a dysfunctional intimate relationship. This is related to reductions in self-efficacy and becoming victims of intimate partner abuse
What is Relational Pathway?
It mobilizes community resources for comprehensive, wraparound services
Why should we collaborate with community resources?
This treatment program targets substance abuse, healthy relationships, Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), anger management, parenting and self-esteem
What is the program Forever Free?
Women's drug use, abstinence, and relapse appear to be more closely linked with intimate relationships than men's substance-related behaviors. Female drug offenders are more likely than male offenders to have a history of sexual abuse, mental disorders, and low self-esteem.
What is the Holistic Addiction Theory?
Lying, Cheating, Jealousy, Abuse, and Disrespect are involved this kind of relationship
What is Unhealthy Relationship?
What should services be comprehensive, integrated and culturally relevant?
This treatment program targets substance abuse, coping with trauma and healthy relationships
What is Helping Women Recover?
Lack of confidence about who they are and what they can do. Often feeling incompetent, unloved or inadequate
What is Low Self-Esteem?
When a woman's path to incarceration begins with a lack of social support from families, dysfunctional intimate relationships and low educational attainment
What is Social and Human Capital Pathway?
Women have suffered extreme amounts of physical and emotional abuse throughout their lives. Correctional settings should be trauma-informed and create safe, trusting environments to facilitate behavioral change
Why should environments be based on safety, respect and dignity?
This treatment program targets substance abuse, coping with trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
What is Seeking-Safety?
77-90% of incarcerated women report extensive histories of emotion, physical and sexual abuse. As a result this theory is a critical perspective for understanding and treating women offenders.
What is Trauma Theory?