Citation

Schonbrun YC, Johnson J, Anderson BJ, Stein MD. Women Crim. Justice 2016; 26(3): 165-179.

Affiliation

Butler Hospital; Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/08974454.2015.1083931

PMID

28190917

Abstract

For women involved in sex trading, both alcohol problems and passage through the criminal justice system are highly prevalent. This study is the first to conduct a focused examination of factors associated with sex trading among hazardously drinking, pretrial, jailed women. Cocaine use, social support for alcohol abstinence, and more days incarcerated in the 90 days leading up to the index incarceration were significantly associated with sex trading involvement among alcoholic women. Helping incarcerated alcoholic women reduce cocaine use and improve sober support networks during and following an incarceration may minimize sex trading after release.

Language: en

Keywords

Alcohol; Incarceration; Jail; Sex Trading; Women