By Ralph Fretz, Ph.D. , Jacey Erickson M.S., and Angela Mims, Ph.D.

Journal of Community Corrections, Spring Edition, 2007.

This article describes the ways in which effective female programming can be developed using evidence-based practices. Although the needs of male and female prisoners may be described by the same terms, e.g., "substance abuse," strategies for treating female offenders' problems have to recognize relevant gender differences.

Erin K. Walker, Ph.D., Delaney Hall, Family Services Program

Submitted for publication in the Woman and Therapy Journal, 2010.

A Sobel analysis reveals that peer relational health and perceived mutuality in partnerships buffer the effects of trauma symptoms on self-esteem, and perceived quality of mother-child relationships buffers the impact of trauma symptoms and history of alcoholism on depression. Statistically and clinically significant results demonstrate the positive impact of a healthy mother-child relationship on depression symptoms, and the influence of healthy peer and partner relationships on raising self-esteem for previously incarcerated mothers.

By Kirk Heilbrun, Ph.D., David DeMatteo, Ph.D., Ralph Fretz, Ph.D., Jacey Erickson M.S., Kento Yasuhara, Natale Anumba

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol 35 Num. 11, Nov. 2008, pages 1382-1397.

This study considered a sample of female offenders and male offenders who had been released from incarceration and provided with assessment services as part of the community reentry process. Comparisons were conducted using the employment, companions, and financial domains of the Level of Service Inventory (LSI-R and LS-CMI).

By Kirk Heilbrun, Ph.D., David DeMatteo, Ph.D., Ralph Fretz, Ph.D., Jacey Erickson M.S., Douglas Gerardi, Ph.D., Catherine Halper, Ph.D.

Corrections Compendium, March/April 2008, Vol. 33. Issue 2

This study conducted by Drexel University in coordination with the New Jersey Department of Corrections found a 50% reduction in the rate of recidivism for female offenders participating in a CEC New Jersey-based reentry treatment program compared to a New Jersey Department of Corrections sample.