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2 results foundAuthor: Reichert, Jessica Title: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Victimization Among Female Prisoners in Illinois Summary: This research study involved interviews with 163 randomly-selected female inmates in the general population at Illinois Department of Corrections’ facilities. This is the second in a series of reports by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority (Authority) on victimization among female prison inmates. Prevalence of and types of prior victimization among study respondents was explored. Study participants were asked questions on prior victimization in their lives and symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were gauged with the PTSD Symptoms Checklist (PCL). This study shares the level and correlates of female inmate PTSD symptomology. Participants’ PTSD scores were then correlated with other factors: Demographics; Offense type and criminal histories; Sentence length; Prior abuse types (physical, sexual, and intimate partner emotional abuse); The number of prior abuse types; Specific prior abuse violations; Number of prior abuse violations; Severity of abuse; and Drug and alcohol abuse. The information presents a contextual picture of PTSD symptomology for female prison inmates, which can impact basic functioning, including the ability to prevent further criminal involvement, maintain a job, enjoy healthy relationships, and avoid abusing drugs and alcohol. This report offers support for the utilization of a standardized assessment of trauma for offender populations, as other studies have found that trauma scores significantly predict future criminal offending, as well as risky sexual behavior for adolescent females. Details: Chicago: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2010. 23p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed December 14, 2010 at: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/ResearchReports/PTSD_Female_Prisoners_Report_1110.pdf Year: 2010 Country: United States URL: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/ResearchReports/PTSD_Female_Prisoners_Report_1110.pdf Shelf Number: 120506 Keywords: Female Inmates (Illinois)Post-Traumatic Stress DisorderSexual Abuse |
Author: Olson, David E. Title: An Examination of Admissions, Exits and End-of-the-Year Populations of Adult Female Inmates in the Illinois Department of Corrections, State Fiscal Years 1989 - 2010 Summary: Through analyses of existing data collected by the Illinois Department of Corrections, and Illinois criminal history record information (CHRI) supplied by the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, a team of faculty at Loyola University Chicago examined trends and characteristics of adult female admissions to, exits from, and end of state fiscal year (SFY) prison populations in Illinois between SFY 1989 and SFY 2010. Based on these analyses, the following conclusions were reached: 1) A dramatic increase in admissions to prison, as well as prison exits and end of the year prison populations, of adult females was seen in Illinois between SFY 1989 and 2005, primarily fueled by increased admissions for drug-law violations; 2) The proportion of prison total admissions accounted for by females increased from less than 7 percent in SFY 1989 to a peak of 13.8 percent in SFY 2005, before falling back to 8.6 percent of admissions in SFY 2010. Similarly, the percent of the end of the fiscal year prison population accounted for by females increased from 4.3 percent in SFY 1989 to 6.3 percent in SFY 2005 and 6.1 percent in SFY 2010; 3) From SFY 1989 to 1999, female court admissions for drug delivery/sale increased dramatically and outnumbered admissions for drug possession, before decreasing consistently through SFY 2010; 4) Court admissions of females for drug possession increased consistently between SFY 1989 and 2005, and outnumbered sentences for drug sale/delivery since SFY 2000, but females sentenced to prison for drug possession decreased dramatically since SFY 2005; 5) Throughout the entire period included in the analyses, the majority of females sentenced to prison were convicted of the least serious felony classes of crimes (Class 3 and 4 felonies), peaking in SFY 2005 when roughly three-quarters of all females sentenced to prison in Illinois were convicted of a Class 3 or 4 felony; 6) Between SFY 1998 and 2001, the number and proportion of total female prison admissions accounted for by parole violators increased dramatically, as was the case with male prison admissions. However, between SFY 2001 and 2008, females returned to prison as parole violators decreased both in sheer number and as a proportion of total female admissions to prison; 7) During the time period examined, the age of females sentenced to prison in Illinois has been increasing. Among females sentenced to IDOC in SFY 1989, more than 80 percent were under 36 years old, but by SFY 2010, only 51 percent were under 36. 8) An increasing proportion of women admitted to prison in Illinois had previously been sentenced to prison. Among women sentenced to prison in SFY 1989, less than 30 percent had previously been in prison; by SFY 2010, that proportion had increased to 45 percent; 9) As a result of changes in the types of crimes women have been sentenced to prison for, and a decrease in admissions from Cook County (Chicago) between SFY 2005 and 2010, the proportion of females sentenced to prison in Illinois accounted for by blacks has decreased, from more than 70 percent of all females sentenced to prison during the late 1990s to less than 50 percent among the SFY 2010 female court admissions. On the other hand, the proportion of female prison sentences accounted for by whites increased from roughly 20 percent in the mid- to late-1990s to almost 50 percent in SFY 2010; 10) There were a number of differences evident between the females and males admitted to prison in recent years, including women being slightly older than males, women being more likely to be a parent, women having slightly higher levels of educational achievement, and women being more likely than men to be sentenced and incarcerated in prison for less serious crime types and felony class offenses; 11) Females released from prison in Illinois tended to have lower recidivism rates than males, even after differences in offender characteristics and risk factors were taken into account. After roughly 3 years post-prison, 61 percent of women were rearrested for any new crime (compared to 70 percent among male releases), 15 percent of women were rearrested specifically for a crime of violence (compared to 31 percent of males), and 34 percent of women were returned to prison either as a result of a new prison sentence or violation of parole (compared to 51 percent of males). Details: Chicago: Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority, 2011. 33p. Source: Internet Resource: Accessed September 3, 2011 at: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/ResearchReports/female_inmate_report_062011.pdf Year: 2011 Country: United States URL: http://www.icjia.state.il.us/public/pdf/ResearchReports/female_inmate_report_062011.pdf Shelf Number: 122632 Keywords: Female Inmates (Illinois)Female OffendersFemale Prisoners |