Beginning in the 1960s in the United States, a new area of interpersonal victimization—that
of aggression by intimates—began receiving increased attention from researchers, mental …

This is the first study to address the important but neglected topic of how women return to
the" free world" after single or multiple experiences of incarceration. It uses first-person …

At 17%, women represent a significant proportion of all offenders under criminal justice
supervision in the US. Drawing on the findings from their report,“Gender‐Responsive …

Comparative analysis of the relative victimization of 1,030 adult male prisoners and 500
adult female prisoners in Texas reveals significant gender differences in childhood and adult …

Since the 1980s, when the War on Drugs kicked into high gear and prison populations
soared, the increase in women's rate of incarceration has steadily outpaced that of men. As …

Some of the most neglected and misunderstood women and girls in our society are those in
our jails, prisons, community and juvenile correctional facilities. Because women and girls' …

This article examines the relationships between mothering, crime, and incarceration through
the narratives of thirty women incarcerated in a southwestern county jail. The responsibilities …

In recent decades, the number of women under criminal justice supervision has increased
dramatically. In 1990, there were approximately 600,000 women in prisons or jails, on …

The Sentencing Project is a national non-profit organization which promotes sentencing
reform and conducts research on criminal justice issues. Research and preparation of this …

Treatment for comorbid substance use disorder (SUD) and posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD) is of particular relevance for incarcerated women, whose rates of PTSD and SUD …