In:
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, SAGE Publications, Vol. 61, No. 16 ( 2017-12), p. 1819-1832
Abstract:
Women who drink hazardously face a high risk for re-arrest and reincarceration when they return to their communities after a jail stay. This study is the first to examine the associations between women’s own reports of basic needs 1 month after jail release, and reincarceration (defined as spending at least one night in jail) during the next 5 months among unsentenced, female pretrial jail detainees who drink hazardously. Perceived needs for housing (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 3.63; p 〈 .01), substance treatment services (AOR = 2.65; p 〈 .01), assistance/benefits (AOR = 2.37; p 〈 .05), and mental health counseling (AOR = 2.07; p 〈 .05) at 1 month after jail release were associated with reincarceration during the next 5 months for the 165 hazardously drinking jailed women in this study. These findings demonstrate that self-reported needs during the high-risk period immediately following jail release are associated with heightened odds of reincarceration among hazardously drinking jailed women.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0306-624X
,
1552-6933
DOI:
10.1177/0306624X16634702
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2017
detail.hit.zdb_id:
2034467-3
SSG:
2
SSG:
2,1
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