Ferguson Jennifer Louise
Law, Policing and Criminology Department, School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Law, Teesside University, Middlesbrough TS1 3BA, UK.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Dec 14;21(12):1671. doi: 10.3390/ijerph21121671.
Currently, women make up only 5% of the prison population, with 3604 women in prison in the UK compared to 74,981 men. Risky drinking is highly prevalent in both the male and female prison population, however, significantly more females drink in a risky way prior to prison (24% compared to 18% of men). In addition to risky drinking, those entering the criminal justice system (CJS), particularly women, are more likely to suffer from inequalities in society. Such inequalities can be linked to the pains of imprisonment for women. The overall research methods discussed in this paper are qualitative interviews. The interviews were designed after two systematic reviews exploring: the gendered pains of imprisonment and the feasibility and acceptability of women and alcohol brief interventions (ABI) were conducted. Interviews were conducted in an open prison setting, with both female residents and relevant staff and stakeholders. To date there is a dearth of evidence in relation to delivering ABI's in prison, specifically with women. This research explored the feasibility and acceptability of delivering ABI to women in prison and found that when delivering ABI's in a prison setting, by underpinning the research with criminological theory, could help women capitalise on the "teachable moment" necessary to induce behaviour change. The findings of the interviews found the intervention was both feasible and acceptable and identified five themes highlighting the women's journey through prison chronologically to enable a more holistic ABI to be developed in future.
目前，女性仅占监狱人口的5%，在英国，监狱中有3604名女性，而男性有74981名。然而，危险饮酒在男性和女性监狱人口中都非常普遍，不过，在入狱前以危险方式饮酒的女性明显更多（24%，而男性为18%）。除了危险饮酒外，进入刑事司法系统（CJS）的人，尤其是女性，更有可能遭受社会不平等。这种不平等可能与女性的监禁痛苦有关。本文讨论的总体研究方法是定性访谈。这些访谈是在两项系统评价之后设计的，这两项评价探讨了：监禁的性别痛苦以及针对女性的酒精简短干预措施（ABI）的可行性和可接受性。访谈在一所开放式监狱中进行，访谈对象包括女性囚犯以及相关工作人员和利益相关者。迄今为止，关于在监狱中实施ABI，特别是针对女性实施ABI的证据不足。这项研究探讨了在监狱中对女性实施ABI的可行性和可接受性，发现当在监狱环境中实施ABI时，以犯罪学理论为研究基础，可以帮助女性利用促使行为改变所需的“可教时刻”。访谈结果表明该干预措施既可行又可接受，并按时间顺序确定了五个主题，以突出女性在监狱中的历程，以便未来能够制定出更全面的ABI。
