Author : Bureau of Justice Assistance U.s. Department of Justice
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781495481574
Total Pages : 92 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (815 download)
Book Synopsis Women's Pathways to Jail by : Bureau of Justice Assistance U.s. Department of Justice
Download or read book Women's Pathways to Jail written by Bureau of Justice Assistance U.s. Department of Justice and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-02-19 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This multi-site study addressed critical gaps in the literature by assessing the prevalence of serious mental illness (SMI), posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and substance use disorders (SUD) in women in jail and pathways to offending for women with and without SMI. Using a randomly selected sample (N = 491) from rural and urban jails, this study employed a structured diagnostic interview to assess current and lifetime prevalence of SMI (e.g., major depression, bipolar, and psychotic spectrum disorders), PTSD, and SUD in women in jail. Women's prior access to treatment and level of functional impairment in the past 12 months was also assessed.