... computed: substance use, mental health, housing, employment, social support and parenting. These variables represent areas of support/service provision that might be needed on release. Descriptive statistics were calculated. Associations between “re-entry support needs” and sex were estimated by multiple...

...Päivi Viitanen; Heikki Vartiainen; Jorma Aarnio; Virpi von Gruenewaldt; Sirpa Hakamäki; Tomi Lintonen; Aino K. Mattila; Terhi Wuolijoki; Matti Joukamaa Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess the work ability and employment history of Finnish female prisoners and their need for treatment...

... after release. Analyses revealed that three independent variables and two interactional effects accounted for 40% of the variability in re‐arrest: employment in the year prior to incarceration, history of psychiatric hospitalization, participation in prison industries programs, and the interaction...