Demographics and Statistics
What percentage of women are on probation?
25%
The term for slang given to a particular culture or institution
Argot
Theoretical approach that states "Female offenders have histories of sexual and/or physical abuse that appear to be major roots of subsequent delinquency, addiction, and criminality"
Feminist Pathways Perspective (Pathways Theory)
Advocacy group that focus on disability, segregation, and lack of mental health services
AVID Prison Project
What component of prison life is key to both antisocial and prosocial behavior?
Relationships
What percentage of women offenders have mental health problems?
73%
Typically means more feminine prisoners, or those who have romantic relationships with Studs
Femme
Approach that claims "The standard operating practices (searches, seclusion, and restraint) may traumatize/retraumatize women"
Trauma-informed theories
Working with all stages of corrections, this group is a source of support to incarcerated women and a resource to them as they plan for release
Women's Prison Association
Name two elements important to treating incarcerated women
(motherhood, substance abuse, trauma, mental health concerns)
How many female offenders have children?
7/10
Aggressor; prisoners who adopt masculine affectations; comes with social clout
Stud
17-item assessment form comprised of the PTSD Checklist (PCL)
The TRMAForm
The Dept. of Justice and National Institute of Corrections collaborated to create this group to address the unique and complex needs of adult women involved in the criminal justice system
National Resource Center on Justice Involved Women
A barrier to treatment is that the criminal justice system is based on these three things rather than mental health
care, custody, and control
What percentage of women commit violent crimes?
37%
Phrase for Women prisoners who only engage in lesbian relationships while incarcerated
Gay for the Stay
Treatment intervention centered on connection as the guiding principle for growth
Relational Cultural Theory
This group addresses racial disparities and practices, advocates for alternatives to incarceration, and is known for women's issues publications
The Sentencing Project
This model for addiction focuses on pre-treatment services, recovery mentoring through primary treatment, and sustained post-treatment recovery-support services
Behavioral Health Recovery Management (BHRM)
What percentage of women offenders suffered physical or sexual abuse as children?
82%
Phrase for a female offender meaning to "have killed someone"
Got a body on her
Assesses women’s level of burden, helps a client to see the skills she already has that will help her to manage symptoms
Strength-based approach
This group was founded in 2001 to reshape debates around mass incarceration by offering the “big picture” view of critical policy issues, such as probation and parole, women’s incarceration, and youth confinement.
Prison Policy Initiative
Name one section of the ACA code that can be applied specifically to this population
(B1, B, C1)