Gender-Specific Programming for Female Offenders

2021 ◽  
pp. 68-95
Author(s):  
Katherine Stuart van Wormer ◽  
Clemens Bartollas
Keyword(s):  
Female Offenders ◽  
Gender Specific

scholarly journals Coping mechanisms adopted by women ex-offenders in Nyeri County, Kenya

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-30
Author(s):  
Anthony T. Kiptoo ◽  
John Mbai Muthee
Keyword(s):  
Female Offenders ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Coping Mechanisms ◽  
Reentry Programs ◽  
Correctional Setting ◽  
Governmental Organizations ◽  
Non Governmental Organizations ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Masses ◽  
Gender Specific

Female offenders are distinctly different from male offenders, and present with their own gender-specific needs and issues both in and out of the correctional setting. Most approaches to Coping Mechanisms for female offenders are currently based on research involving males and approaches designed for males. Inquiry regarding the gender-specific needs of female inmates as they pertain to treatment, reentry programs, and Coping Mechanisms is necessary so professionals can better understand how to serve this population. This study investigated the Coping Mechanisms Adopted by Women ex-offenders in Nyeri County, Kenya. The study specifically investigated the effects of not addressing the challenges identified for women returning from prison in Nyeri County especially challenges connected to housing, employment, relationships, drug, and substance abuse as well as mental health after incarceration. This was a qualitative study adopting a phenomenological design. The site and respondents were purposively selected with snowballing being used to select the respondents to the point of saturation. This study made use of 41 women ex-convicts, 3 FGDs, and 9 key informants. Data were collected by the use of semi-structured interview schedules. Results indicated that currently, prison is negatively viewed by the community; this is primarily because of the isolation of prisoners and whatever happens behind the bars. The government should involve other sectors such as the churches, the media, schools, and Non- Governmental Organizations in educating the masses in order to ease the re-entry of ex-convicts

scholarly journals Reducing female admissions to custody: Exploring the options at sentencing

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (5) ◽  
pp. 546-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian V Roberts ◽  
Gabrielle Watson
Keyword(s):  
Prison Population ◽  
Female Offenders ◽  
Judicial Discretion ◽  
Sentencing Guidelines ◽  
The United Kingdom ◽  
Women In Prison ◽  
Policy Priority ◽  
Women's Imprisonment ◽  
Gender Specific ◽  
Insight Into

Although women represent a small minority of the prison population in all nations, it has long been a concern that custody is overused with respect to female offenders. Reducing the number of women in prison has therefore emerged as a policy priority in many western nations, including the United Kingdom. This article evaluates a range of sentencing strategies to reduce the number of women in prison, on the grounds that their experience of the sanction is disproportionately severe. The challenge is to achieve a reduction in women’s imprisonment without compromising the fundamental sentencing principles of equity and proportionality. Although no jurisdiction has launched a sentencing initiative with this specific aim, the international sentencing literature offers insight into the most effective methods by which reductions may be achieved. Informed by the principle of equal impact, which underpins gender-specific sentencing, we explore policy options in two principal domains: (1) statutory provisions to eliminate or restrict judicial discretion to imprison female offenders; and (2) sentencing guidelines to structure judicial discretion in gender-sensitive ways. We conclude by considering the likelihood of implementing the options.

Gender-specific assessment and treatment for female offenders in Hong Kong

2017 ◽  
pp. 126-141
Author(s):  
Vivian Wai Ming Mak ◽  
Regina Wing Yin Kwong ◽  
Wing Ling Li ◽  
Barbara Ka Yan Pau
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Female Offenders ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Specific Assessment ◽  
Gender Specific

How “Specific” Are Gender-Specific Rehabilitation Needs? An Empirical Analysis

2008 ◽  
Vol 35 (11) ◽  
pp. 1382-1397 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kirk Heilbrun ◽  
David DeMatteo ◽  
Ralph Fretz ◽  
Jacey Erickson ◽  
Kento Yasuhara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Financial Risk ◽  
Female Offenders ◽  
Level Of Service ◽  
Community Reentry ◽  
Male Offenders ◽  
Rehabilitation Needs ◽  
Financial Deficits ◽  
Gender Specific

There has been relatively little empirical research on the distinctive characteristics and needs of female offenders that could help guide rehabilitative approaches that are gender specific. This study considered a sample of female offenders ( N = 886) and male offenders ( N = 1,435) who had been released from incarceration and provided with assessment services as part of the community reentry process. Comparisons were conducted using the employment, companions, and financial domains of the Level of Service Inventory (LSI-R and LS-CMI). Female offenders received significantly higher ratings in companion and financial deficits, consistent with some prior research suggesting that social and financial risk factors for offending may be more substantial in women. Implications for research and the practice of gender-specific rehabilitation approaches are discussed.

scholarly journals Characteristics of Female Solo and Female Co-Offenders and Male Solo Sexual Offenders Against Children

Sexual Abuse ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rebecca Williams ◽  
Steven M. Gillespie ◽  
Ian A. Elliott ◽  
Hilary J. Eldridge
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Offenders ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Female Offenders ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Personal Problems ◽  
Male Offenders ◽  
Sexual Dissatisfaction ◽  
History Of ◽  
Gender Specific

Studies have highlighted differences in the victim choice, offender, and offense characteristics of female and male sexual offenders. However, little is known about how solo and co-offending females differ from solo male sexual offenders. We compared the characteristics of 20 solo and 20 co-offending females (co-offended with a male and/or female accomplice), and 40 male sexual offenders against children. We found that solo female offenders showed the most evidence of personal problems, including depression and sexual dissatisfaction. Compared with male offenders, female co-offenders showed poorer self-management, but better sexual self-regulation. Male offenders had a greater history of offending and showed more evidence of sexual abuse supportive cognitions relative to both solo and co-offending females. These results are consistent with the need for a gender-specific approach to working with sexual offenders and may have implications for understanding the often complex treatment needs of these clients.

Learning in the Real World: Coeducational Groups in Response to Intimate Partner Violence

Partner Abuse ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 475-484 ◽  
Author(s):  
Craig Hexham
Keyword(s):  
Intimate Partner Violence ◽  
Partner Violence ◽  
Therapeutic Response ◽  
Female Offenders ◽  
Intimate Partner ◽  
Treatment Needs ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Violent Behaviors ◽  
Gender Specific

Among a number of recommendations and standards related to interventions for perpetrators of intimate partner violence is a clear implication that male and female offenders should receive gender specific services. Such segregation often assumes a potential danger to or exacerbation of victimization for the women or else identifies such distinct etiologies for violent behaviors that the treatment needs must be equally disparate. Described herein is a program that provides services for men and women in the same setting. Supporting this intervention is the belief that a significant number of those referred experience similar motivation for their thoughts, feelings, and actions and that therapeutic response will be correspondingly similar. Further, because people live, work, and play in mixed settings, it is more realistic and, it is hoped, more therapeutic to consider—and practice—changes in mixed settings as well. Pertinent factors in conducting these groups are presented, as are one presenter’s perspective on advantages and disadvantages of such a structure. Finally, considerations for research are offered.

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