Substance Use Patterns of Women Offenders across Ethnocultural Groups

The women federal offender population decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic, although the proportion of Indigenous women continued to rise to almost 50%. Black women accounted for 3% of federal women offenders while 9% were from other ethnocultural groups.Substance use continued to be a salient criminogenic need for women offenders; however, little is known about the substance use patterns for women across various ethnocultural groups.

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