Criminal Justice

Recidivism and Resettlement: Determining the Level of Satisfaction in the Needs and Accommodations in Preventing Recidivism and establishing Resettlement for Female Offenders Luis A Cintron Argosy University, Honolulu Campus

W7000 – Advanced Academic Study and Writing Professor Lyons June 25, 2010

Table of Contents
Abstract………………………………………………………………………………………..…..3
Literature Review on the Understanding of Recidivism and Resettlement…………………….…4
History of Female Offenders within the Bureau of Prison (BOP)…………………….................9
How Gender Causes Differences for Female Offenders while Incarcerated………………….....11
Policies and Procedures that Female Inmates must Followed…................................................12
Relationship between Female Offenders and their Children……………………………............14
Health Care Issues of Female Offenders………………………………………………………...15
Programs for Female Offenders………………………………………………………………....17
Identified Challenges in Preventing Recidivism………………………………………………...19
Gaps in the Literature and Future Research Directions……………………………………........19
Appendix A………………………………………………………………………………….…..21
Appendix B………………………………………………………………………………….…..23
Appendix C……………………………………………………………………………………...24
References……………………………………………………………………………………….25

Abstract
An area that has been overlooked in the discussion of female offenders is the issue of needs and accommodations in preventing recidivism. This paper will report the results of an initial review on recidivism. The result of the literature-reviewed will examined different needs and accommodations among female offenders and how recidivism is formed. Various studies and ways to prevent recidivism will be explained from discouraging a revolving door for female offenders. Several factors will be examined such as, institution programs, families, and the community that

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