Retention Strategies in Working With Justice-Involved Women. (July 2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wickliffe, Joi; Kelly, Patricia J.; Allison, Molly; Emerson, Amanda; Ramaswamy, Megha
• Is Part Of: Journal of correctional health care. Volume 25:Number 3(2019)
• Page Start: 231
• Page End: 237
• Publication Date: 2019-07
• Subjects: research methods -- incarcerated populations -- women -- community corrections -- retention; Prisoners -- Health and hygiene -- United States -- Periodicals; Prisoners -- Medical care -- United States -- Periodicals; 365.667
• DOI: 10.1177/1078345819853310
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1078-3458

Abstract

Research-based findings with vulnerable populations are strengthened by strong retention rates at the time of postintervention data collection. Women in the criminal justice system face a variety of gender-specific challenges including histories of childhood and adult sexual and physical abuse, substance abuse, untreated mental health problems, and chronic housing insecurity that can hinder follow-up of a research sample. The authors highlight a variety of retention strategies that they successfully used in their work with women following incarceration in local county jails.