Sponsor
Hatfield School of Government. Division of Criminology and Criminal Justice
First Advisor
Emily Salisbury
Term of Graduation
2011
Date of Publication
1-1-2011
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Department
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Language
English
Subjects
Crime -- Sex differences, Female offenders -- Rehabilitation, Prisoners -- Mental health, Recidivism, Prediction of criminal behavior
DOI
10.15760/etd.204
Physical Description
1 online resource (viii, 56 pages)
Abstract
As a consequence of increased awareness and the current scholarly debate regarding women's differential predictors of recidivism, criminal justice agencies are working with researchers in the field to expand their knowledge in this area. In 2007, Portland State University researchers in collaboration with the Oregon Department of Corrections conducted an investigation of factors emerging in the pathways and gender responsive literature as predictive of women's recidivism in a randomly selected sample of female (n=150) and male (n=150) inmates. This study used information gathered from that investigation for two purposes: (1) to assess the prevalence rates of victimization experiences (childhood, adolescent and adulthood), substance abuse and mental health diagnosis across male and female ODOC inmates, and (2) to assess the predictive nature of victimization experiences, substance abuse and mental health diagnoses on recidivism across gender after a three year period. Findings suggest that females suffered from higher rates of victimization experiences throughout their lifetime than male ODOC inmates and higher rates of DSM-IV-TR mood and anxiety diagnosis. Similar rates were found across gender when assessing substance abuse and diagnosis of co-occurring disorders. When assessing the predictive impact of victimization, substance abuse and mental health diagnosis on recidivism this study found support for both gender neutral and gender responsive perspectives.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/7105
Recommended Citation
Papadopulos, Anastacia Konstantinos, "The Prevalence and Predictive Nature of Victimization, Substance Abuse & Mental Health on Recidivism: A Comparative Longitudinal Examination of Male and Female Oregon Department of Corrections Inmates" (2011). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 204.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.204