Tillson Martha, Strickland Justin C, Staton Michele
Center on Drug and Alcohol Research and College of Social Work, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.
Women Crim Justice. 2017;27(5):287-301. doi: 10.1080/08974454.2017.1291392. Epub 2017 Mar 13.
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.
被监禁的女性经常报告称在早年就开始使用毒品和进行性接触，成年后往往还会从事高风险的吸毒和性行为。本研究调查了从监狱招募的高危农村女性群体中首次性行为、吸毒和被捕的时间，以及它们对成年后特定危险行为的独特影响。开始这些行为的年龄均呈显著正相关，且每一项都独立增加了成年后出现多种危险行为的可能性。本文讨论了针对农村地区高危妇女和女孩，特别是在刑事司法环境中的筛查、干预和治疗的意义。
