Women Offenders, Substance Use, and Behaviour

Although four-in-five women offenders in Canada have substance use problems, little research has focused on the variability in their substance use and its relationship to correctional outcomes. Given that consideration of such variability has been shown to improve treatment success in community samples, a study was undertaken to examine the relationships of both substance use severity and type of user with institutional and post-release behaviour.

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Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 20:55 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 20:55 (UTC)
contact_email	opengovernmentgen-nhq@csc-scc.gc.ca
criticality_level	["general_public"]
geographic_scope	["0"]
open_canada_collection	publication
open_canada_date_published	2015-01-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"fr": ["Toxicomanie", "Délinquantes", "Questionnaire informatisé", "Comportement"], "en": ["Substance use", "Women Offenders", "Computerized assessment", "Behaviour"]}
open_canada_subject	["law", "society_and_culture"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Délinquantes, toxicomanie et comportement
update_frequency	as_needed