Putting on the Same Shoes: Lived Experiences of Women Who Are Reincarcerated
| Autor: | Wanda M Chernomas, Donna Blair-Lawton, Elaine Mordoch |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Nursing (miscellaneous)
Face (sociological concept) Temporality Indigenous Sampling Studies Pathology and Forensic Medicine Interviews as Topic 03 medical and health sciences Nursing Health care Humans Sociology 0505 law 030504 nursing Historical trauma business.industry Prisoners 05 social sciences Manitoba General Medicine Service provider Psychiatry and Mental health Issues ethics and legal aspects Recidivism 050501 criminology Female Pshychiatric Mental Health Thematic analysis 0305 other medical science business Law Revolving door |
| Zdroj: | Journal of forensic nursing. 16(2) |
| ISSN: | 1939-3938 |
| Popis: | Background Women are discharged daily from correctional institutions across the world. Many of these women cycle in and out of jail and experience the "revolving door syndrome," characterized by release, reimprisonment, and subsequent rerelease into the community. Although many factors contribute to this phenomenon, there is limited understanding of its impact on imprisoned women, including their perceptions of returning to community life. Purpose/objective This phenomenological study examined the lived experiences of women who were imprisoned, released to the community, and returned to custody. Method Twelve women, nine of whom were Indigenous were interviewed at the Women's Correctional Centre in Manitoba. Individual, face-to-face, in-depth interviews were employed using a woman-centered conversational approach. Qualitative thematic analysis, informed by van Manen's approach, was used to inductively arrive at themes. Findings Themes and subthemes organized around van Manen's existentials (temporality, spatiality, relationality, and corporeality) highlight the barriers and challenges women face as they try to sustain change in their lives to avoid the revolving door. Threaded through their accounts are experiences of personal and historical trauma, painful childhoods, difficult relationships, and ineffective or absent personal and systemic supports. Conclusion This study highlights the need for trauma-informed comprehensive health care and programing sensitive to women's experience of trauma in their complex lives. Nurses need to partner with service providers and policy makers to address the social/economical inequities that impede the positive life changes these women need to make to prevent reimprisonment. |
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