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List of contents
Chapter 1: Introduction
Catherine D. Marcum and Lisa M. Carter
Chapter 2: Transportation Issues
Miriam Northcutt Bohmert
Chapter 3: Physical Health Needs and Treatment for Female Offenders Returning to Society
Valerie R. Anderson and Shabnam Javdani
Chapter 4: Mental Health Needs and Treatment
Kyle C. Ward and Mary K. Evans
Case Study 4A: Female Offenders, Mental Illness, and Recidivism: An Examination of Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders Among a Sample of Female Parolees Released to the City of Philadelphia
Kimberly Houser and Eric S. McCord
Chapter 5: Women With Substance Use Disorders Reentering the Community
Wendy P. Guastaferro and Laura Lutgen
Case Study 5A: Women Offenders and Drug Courts: Does Gender Matter?
Kimberly Houser and Christine Saum
Chapter 6: Reproductive Health Needs and Treatment
Jennifer Mooney and Aalap Bommaraju
Chapter 7: Educational and Vocational Attainment During Reintegration
Linda Keena and Ashley Hluska
Chapter 8: Having to Check Yes: The Stigma of a Criminal Record and Other Challenges to Obtaining Meaningful Employment for Released Female Offenders
Kerry Richmond
Chapter 9: Centering Women’s Reentry With Safe, Secure, and Affordable Housing
Faith Lutze and Jenny Lau
Chapter 10: Reunification With Family and Children During the Reentry Process
Suzanne M. Godboldt
Chapter 11: Female Sex Offenders and Reintegration
Jennifer Klein and Danielle Cooper
Chapter 12: Making It on the Outside: Reintegration Challenges of Girls and Women of Color
Vera Lopez and Lisa Pasko
Chapter 13: Wrongful Convictions
Kaitlyn Clarke and Philip D. McCormack
Chapter 14: Future Directions/Best Practices
Lindsey Vigesaa
Case Study 14A: Desistance from Crime During Reintegration
Kecia R. Johnson and Dave C. May
