RT Article
T1 The Impact of In-Detention Treatment on Female Substance Abusers’ Sense of Self
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 70
IS 2/3
SP 244
OP 267
A1 Munoz-Serna, Carlos
A1 Furst-Holloway, Stacie
A1 Hardcastle, Valerie Gray
A1 Driscoll, Clay
A1 Baloch, Joveria
A1 Baltrusch, Katherine
A1 Bicknell, Eleanor
A1 Hargis, Emma
A2 Furst-Holloway, Stacie
A2 Hardcastle, Valerie Gray
A2 Driscoll, Clay
A2 Baloch, Joveria
A2 Baltrusch, Katherine
A2 Bicknell, Eleanor
A2 Hargis, Emma
LA English
YR 2026
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1947994905
AB This study investigates the cognitive changes for female detainees participating in a chemical dependency program that relies on cognitive behavioral therapy to help participants understand their addiction from biological, cognitive, and social perspectives. We examined how in-detention treatment perceptions of self and social connectedness. Qualitative data, collected through essays written by participants pre-treatment and upon release from detention, suggest that the program promotes many of the cognitive changes associated with desistance described by extant theoretical models, including the Identity Theory of Desistance (ITD). Our findings expand our understanding of the identity-desistance link by demonstrating that cognitive changes can occur during detention while women simultaneously experience the “pains of imprisonment.” We discuss the implications of our findings for both practice and policy.
K1 Incarcerated women
K1 Recidivism
K1 substance abuse disorder
K1 identity theory of desistance
K1 in-detention drug treatment
DO 10.1177/0306624X251378166