ERIC Number: EJ932549
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Publication Date: 2011
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Adult Prostitution Recidivism: Risk Factors and Impact of a Diversion Program
Roe-Sepowitz, Dominique E.; Hickle, Kristine E.; Loubert, Martha Perez; Egan, Tom
Journal of Offender Rehabilitation, v50 n5 p272-285 2011
The purpose of this study was to explore the risk factors and the impact of a prostitution diversion program on prostitution recidivism. Risk factors and recidivism were explored using chi-square, t tests, and survival analysis. Participants were 448 individuals who were arrested for prostitution and attended a prostitution-focused diversion program. Of the sample, 65 were rearrested for prostitution (14.5 %) within the first 12 months after the arrest leading to their involvement in the diversion program. Prior arrest for prostitution, addiction to drugs and/or alcohol, and childhood physical abuse were found to be risk factors for prostitution rearrest. The relationship between program completion and recidivism was found to be significant with the participants who completed all program requirements less likely to have been rearrested. Future studies on risk factors for recidivism and program impact should include separating males and females as well as exploring those who began sex work before age 18 compared to those who began after age 18. The program components could also be provided to women while incarcerated to compare risk factors and the impact on recidivism. (Contains 1 figure and 2 tables.)
Descriptors: Recidivism, Risk, Program Effectiveness, Sexuality, Crime, Statistical Analysis, Law Enforcement, Employment, Drug Addiction, Alcoholism, Child Abuse, Females, Age Differences, Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions
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Language: English
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