Trauma and abuse of women.

1. In this assignment, you address why women offenders have specific needs in reentry planning. Studies indicate there is a strong correlation between women commit crimes and who have a history of trauma.
   Review the “Who Benefits From Gender Responsive Treatment?” article in this week’s University Library Readings.
   THIS IS ATTACHED FOR YOU.
   Answer the following questions in a paper of at least 700 words:

   • How could a correlation of past trauma contribute to a woman’s tendency to become an offender?
   • Why do women who have a prior history of abuse have a higher probability to become substance abusers?
   • How could poverty have an effect on women who use drugs or become offenders?
   • What are some factors to consider while reentry planning for women, as well as other diverse populations, who have been victims of prior abuse?

   Format any citations consistent with APA guidelines.

Answer preview

Unlike in men where substance abuse most likely occurs after substance abuse disorders, women engage in drug abuse following traumatic incidences. Physical abuse and sexual abuse are highly prevalent among women in American society. Incarcerated women experience a high prevalence of sexual abuse (50%) and physical abuse (75%), which results in increased incidences of substance abuse (Saxena et al., 2014). Women who have experienced psychological distress have a high tendency to do drugs as a self-medicating strategy against anxiety, depression, and PTSD. Women who have experienced abuse also use drugs to increase their vigilance against further victimization (Saxena et al., 2014). Cocaine and amphetamine abuse is the most commonly abused drugs by women to increase vigilance. Finally, the victims of abuse also consider substance abuse as a reliable way of increasing sociability. The greatest threat to increased substance abuse is increasing women’s vulnerability to abuse.

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