Citation

Dishon-Brown A, Golder S, Renn T, Logan TK, Higgins GE. Violence Against Women 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

University of Louisville, KY, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1077801219885183

PMID

31752623

Abstract

Justice-involved women experience significantly higher rates of victimization and psychological distress, and these experiences place women at greater risk of initial and ongoing involvement in the criminal justice system. This research explored the relationship between victimization, the hypothesized mediators (social support and coping), and psychological distress among a sample of 406 victimized women on probation/parole.

RESULTS of the Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) were significant and indicated a partial mediation model (74%) with both direct and indirect effects. Based upon the results of this research, implications and future research are explored regarding gender-responsive practices for this population.

Language: en

Keywords

criminal justice; intervention; intimate partner violence (IPV); psychological distress