Gender Differences In Jail Populations: Article Analysis
Peer-reviewed source:
Spjeldnes, S., Jung, H., & Yamatani, H. (2014). Gender Differences in Jail Populations: Factors to Consider in Reentry Strategies. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 53(2), 75-94. doi:10.1080/10509674.2013.868387 This article (found in AU search engine) showed that jail populations have declined by 6.4% since 2009, since the shift of policies and practices toward offender rehabilitation. However, the U.S. female jail population rose about 45% between 1996 and 2011, which suggests that a greater focus on gender-based needs in reentry strategies may further reduce recidivism. This study examined gender differences in social, medical and human needs in an urban jail population. The results revealed significantly greater problems for women than men. Women showed more needs for chemical dependency and mental health services, and a greater willingness to receive treatment compared to men. Implications suggest that gender-responsive programs are essential for jailed women.
Peer-reviewed source:
LUTZE, F. E. (2006). BOOT CAMP PRISONS AND CORRECTIONS POLICY: MOVING FROM MILITARISM TO AN ETHIC OF CARE. Criminology Public Policy, 5(2), 389-400. doi:10.1111/j.1745-9133.2006.00385.x
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Over the past four decades, several for-profit colleges and universities have offered degree-based programs to inmates at American correctional facilities. It reviews the history of these educational institutions, the typical inmates who enroll in these kinds of courses, the appeals that these businesses make to convicts, the channels for their advertisements, and the experiences of inmates who have enrolled and (sometimes) graduated from these courses. This study takes both an historical and an autoethnographic approach to its subject
Spjeldnes, S., Jung, H., & Yamatani, H. (2014). Gender Differences in Jail Populations: Factors to Consider in Reentry Strategies. Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, 53(2), 75-94. doi:10.1080/10509674.2013.868387 This article (found in AU search engine) showed that jail populations have declined by 6.4% since 2009, since the shift of policies and practices toward offender rehabilitation. However, the U.S. female jail population rose about 45% between 1996 and 2011, which suggests that a greater focus on gender-based needs in reentry strategies may further reduce recidivism. This study examined gender differences in social, medical and human needs in an urban jail population. The results revealed significantly greater problems for women than men. Women showed more needs for chemical dependency and mental health services, and a greater willingness to receive treatment compared to men. Implications suggest that gender-responsive programs are essential for jailed women.
Peer-reviewed source:
LUTZE, F. E. (2006). BOOT CAMP PRISONS AND CORRECTIONS POLICY: MOVING FROM MILITARISM TO AN ETHIC OF CARE. Criminology Public Policy, 5(2), 389-400. doi:10.1111/j.1745-9133.2006.00385.x
This article (found in AU search …show more content…
Over the past four decades, several for-profit colleges and universities have offered degree-based programs to inmates at American correctional facilities. It reviews the history of these educational institutions, the typical inmates who enroll in these kinds of courses, the appeals that these businesses make to convicts, the channels for their advertisements, and the experiences of inmates who have enrolled and (sometimes) graduated from these courses. This study takes both an historical and an autoethnographic approach to its subject