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Rowan-Szal, Grace A.; Joe, George W.; Bartholomew, Norma G.; Pankow, Jennifer; Simpson, D. Dwayne – Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 2012
Increasing numbers of women in prison raise concerns about gender-specific problems and needs severity. Female offenders report higher trauma as well as mental and medical health complications than males, but large inmate populations and limited resources create challenges in administering proper diagnostic screening and assessments. This study…
Descriptors: Substance Abuse, Females, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Correctional Institutions
National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, 2010
People in the United States, though only five percent of the world's population, consume two-thirds of the world's illegal drugs. People in the United States, though only five percent of the world's population, incarcerate 25 percent of the world's prisoners. It is no coincidence that of the 2.3 million inmates in U.S. prisons, 65 percent--1.5…
Descriptors: Correctional Institutions, Mental Disorders, Drug Abuse, Costs