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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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 19:30 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 19:30 (UTC)
contact_email	opengovernmentgen-nhq@csc-scc.gc.ca
criticality_level	["women"]
geographic_scope	["0"]
open_canada_collection	publication
open_canada_date_published	2023-10-20 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["Consommation de substances", "délinquantes", "ethnoculturels", "habitudes"], "en": ["Substance use", "Women Offenders", "ethnocultural", "patterns"]}
open_canada_subject	["law"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Habitudes de consommation de substances des délinquantes appartenant à divers groupes ethnoculturels
update_frequency	as_needed