Abstract
Incarcerated women frequently report initiation of substance use and sexual encounters at an early age, and often engage in high-risk drug use and sexual behaviors as adults. This study examined the timing of first sex, drug use, and arrest, as well as their unique influences on specific risky behaviors in adulthood, among a high-risk population of rural women recruited from jails. Ages of initiation were all positively and significantly correlated, and each independently increased the likelihood of several risky behaviors in adulthood. Implications are discussed for screening, intervention, and treatment targeting high-risk women and girls in rural areas, particularly within criminal justice settings.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 287-301 |
| Number of pages | 15 |
| Journal | Women and Criminal Justice |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 20 2017 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2017, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
Funding
Research reported in this article was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under Award 1R01-DA033866. Funding was also provided by the University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health or the University of Kentucky. We recognize the cooperation and partnership with the Kentucky Department of Corrections and the local jails, including the Laurel County Detention Center, Kentucky River Regional Jail, and the Leslie County Detention Center. Research reported in this article was supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health under Award 1R01-DA033866. Funding was also provided by the University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health or the University of Kentucky.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| Kentucky Department of Corrections | |
| University of Kentucky Office of Undergraduate Research Sustainability Research | |
| National Institutes of Health (NIH) | 1R01-DA033866 |
| Foundation for the National Institutes of Health | |
| Author National Institute on Drug Abuse DA031791 Mark J Ferris National Institute on Drug Abuse DA006634 Mark J Ferris National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism AA026117 Mark J Ferris National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism AA028162 Elizabeth G Pitts National Institute of General Medical Sciences GM102773 Elizabeth G Pitts Peter McManus Charitable Trust Mark J Ferris National Institute on Drug Abuse |
Keywords
- incarcerated
- initiation
- risk behaviors
- rural
- women
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Law
