Baseline Trauma Symptomatology Decreases Likelihood of Drug Court Graduation of Female Offenders
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2014
Keywords
drug court, female offenders, prescription drug abuse, trauma, co-occurring
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to assess mental health and trauma symptoms as predictors of drug court graduation among female offenders arrested and charged with prescription drug related offenses. Findings from a logistic regression demonstrated that, after controlling for baseline substance use, higher levels of trauma symptomatology significantly decreased likelihood of drug court graduation. Current results revealed female drug court offenders arrested and charged with prescription drug-related offenses with increased trauma symptomatology may need a more comprehensive baseline assessment and a greater level of trauma-informed clinical programming.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Undergraduate Research Journal for the Human Sciences, v. 13
Scholar Commons Citation
Richman, Mara J.; Moore, Kathleen A.; Barrett, Blake; and Young, M. Scott, "Baseline Trauma Symptomatology Decreases Likelihood of Drug Court Graduation of Female Offenders" (2014). Mental Health Law & Policy Faculty Publications. 829.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mhlp_facpub/829
