Substance Abuse Treatment for Women Offenders: Guide to Promising Practices.211 Technical Assistance Publication Series 23

摘要

Today, substance-abusing women are entering the jails and prisons of our Nation211u001eat unprecedented rates. Yet little research has been done to demonstrate what 211u001eworks best to habilitate and heal addicted women offenders in the criminal 211u001ejustice system. Services for women offenders are fragmented or absent all across 211u001ethe country, and funds are scarce for developing the comprehensive networks of 211u001ecommunity service that women need. Yet there is great interest in improving 211u001eservices for women. Many new programs to treat women have been started or are 211u001eplanned in correctional systems across the country. Communications, cooperative 211u001eplanning, the use of peers, volunteers, and mentors, and other creative 211u001estrategies need not be expensive and can be effective ways to fill the service 211u001egaps. This Guide describes many such promising and creative strategies. This