{"id":14977,"date":"2013-08-03T10:04:00","date_gmt":"2013-08-03T14:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/?p=14977"},"modified":"2013-08-03T18:04:14","modified_gmt":"2013-08-03T22:04:14","slug":"why-is-orange-the-new-black-for-female-victims-of-trauma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/2013\/08\/why-is-orange-the-new-black-for-female-victims-of-trauma\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Is Orange the New Black for Female Victims of Trauma?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From the\u00a0SAGE Publications media release:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prison-walls.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14878\" alt=\"prison walls\" src=\"http:\/\/therapytoronto.ca\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/prison-walls.jpg\" width=\"280\" height=\"210\" \/><\/a>How do pathways to jail vary for females who are victims of specific types of trauma?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>New research published in\u00a0<em>Psychology of Women Quarterly<\/em>, a SAGE journal, pinpoints <strong>the types of trauma such as caregiver violence, witnessing violence, and intimate partner violence, that lead to specific types of offending later in life<\/strong> and offers explanations based on real experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Researchers Dana DeHart, Shannon Lynch, Joanne Belknap, and Bonnie Green conducted life-history interviews with 115 female inmates from five U.S. states and found the following patterns:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Intimate partner violence increased women&#8217;s risks for property crimes, drug offending, and commercial sex work<\/strong>. These relationships often related to intimate involvement with violent men who fluctuated between roles as the women&#8217;s co-offenders, drug dealers, and pimps.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Witnessing violence increased risks for property crimes, fighting, and use of weapons<\/strong>. These relationships often stemmed from affiliation with criminal networks, and often women&#8217;s use of weapons or aggression arose from efforts to protect themselves or others.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Experiences of caregiver violence increased risk of running away as a teen<\/strong>. Runaway youth often enact this behavior as a means of escaping intolerable maltreatment at home.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The researchers wrote, &#8220;<strong>The research is critical to development of gender-responsive programming, alternatives to incarceration, and problem-solving court initiatives<\/strong> that address girls&#8217; and women&#8217;s specific needs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The researchers also found that <strong>the women they interviewed had high rates of mental health disorders, especially serious mental illnesses<\/strong> (50%) such as major depression, bipolar disorders, or psychotic spectrum disorders, posttraumatic stress disorder (51%), and\/or substance use disorder (85%).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Existing studies note that many offenders with serious mental illness are not identified as mentally ill upon entry into the system,&#8221; the authors wrote. &#8220;Given that mental health problems in offenders are linked to greater likelihood of violent crimes, longer sentences, rule violations, and physical assaults in the corrections environment, <strong>greater knowledge and understanding of these offenders and their needs is critical for the success of behavioral health treatment programs, jail management, and correctional staff safety<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the\u00a0SAGE Publications media release: How do pathways to jail vary for females who are victims of specific types of trauma? 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