Treatment Efficacy for Female Offenders
Date
2006-04
Authors
Jespersen, Ashley
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Publisher
Lethbridge Undergraduate Research Journal
Abstract
The treatment of female offenders is becoming an increasingly important
issue. The number of federally incarcerated adult female offenders in Canada
increased by approximately 75% from 1981 to 2002 (Correctional Service of
Canada, 2002). In the United States the number of female inmates under
correctional supervision escalated from 410, 300 in 1986 to 895, 300 in 1997
(Bureau of Justice Statistics, 2001). In the past, we have considered male and
female inmates to have similar treatment needs, but as we become aware of
the increasing numbers and differing needs of female offenders we must reevaluate
available treatment programs and begin to implement program
revisions. In this paper I will discuss the needs of female offenders, the goals of
treatment, the components of effective and successful treatment programs, and
describe and evaluate current programs available to female offenders.
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Keywords
Female offenders -- Canada , Substance Abuse
Citation
Jespersen, Ashley (2006). Treatment Efficacy for Female Offenders. Lethbridge Undergraduate Research Journal, 1(1).