Theses and Dissertations

Date of Award

2025

Document Type

Dissertation

Degree Name

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

Department

Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice

Advisor

Steven Hecht

Committee Member

Tina Jaeckle

Committee Member

Marcelo Castro

Keywords

Female Offenders, Florida, Justice Involved Women, Recidivism, Reentry, Reintegration

Abstract

Reentry after prison is a challenge for justice involved females, with many factors contributing towards a positive reintegration into society or negatively, which can promote recidivism. Programs and policies exist to assist female offenders with a positive re-entry experience after incarceration and are in place to affirm that this population are able to reintegrate into society successfully. However, the recidivism rate continues to trend upwards, even with these programs and policies in place. Prior literature has directly associated certain factors, such as family, housing, substance abuse and mental health been directly correlated with reentry practices. This dissertation will use a quantitative research design that will be descriptive through the use of interviewing techniques from this researcher and the justice involved females from three different areas of the State of Florida. Three different areas will be assessed based on differences in culture and demographics. The proposed study aims to assess the impact of factors that perpetuate female offender’s recidivism rate and gain further understanding of what the subject states would decrease the challenges with reentry

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