Publication Type: Conference Paper/Unpublished Manuscript
Abstract: This paper examines women inmates’ perception of the problems their children are facing and how well their children’s needs are being addressed. It also reports the women’s perspective on assistance needed to effectively parent their children during and after incarceration. The date from the presentation is from surveys completed by 234 women in 4 correctional facilities.

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Abstract: In this paper we use data from the Canadian Community Health Survey Cycle 1.2 to examine the nature of unmet mental health needs in Ontario and how this is affected by sociodemographic, social support, health status and health behaviour. Acceptability is the most frequent type of unmet need and within this category, the largest proportion of people reported experiencing unmet needs because they “preferred to manage the problem themselves”. There are differences in unmet need by geographic region. Compared to Toronto, most regions showed higher odds of reporting acceptability barrier (North, South West, Central South, Central West, Central East) and accessibility barrier (South West, Central East, East). There were no regional differences in reporting unmet mental health care needs due to service availability. There were also significant contributions from age, gender, income, some types of social support, health behaviours, health status, service usage, co-morbidity and mental disorders. Findings show that equity in meeting self-reported unmet mental health needs has not been achieved across all seven Ontario health regions. The most salient finding from our study is that although enhanced mental health services can be important, they are unlikely to eradicate perceived unmet need due to acceptability. There is evidence that an emphasis on some types of social support can buffer against acceptability unmet needs.

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Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: This paper will describe the results of a telephone survey of Washington state residents. Sponsored by the Washington State Supreme Court’s Task Force on Civil Equal Justice Funding, the survey assesses the civil legal needs of low and moderate income residents. The survey was designed to complement a separately conducted in-person quota based survey of low income residents. Volunteer interviewers who sought out low income residents throughout the state obtained over 1,000 face-to-face interviews. Telephone interviews were conducted with 1,887 Washington State households; 810 of those interviews were conducted with low and moderate income households. The sample consisted of a general population random digit-dialing (RDD) sample. The average interview length of the survey was 19 minutes. The survey yielded a cooperation rate of 44 percent- and a response rate of 30 percent-. Households above 400 percent- of the federal poverty guideline were screened out of the survey. The questionnaire was modeled after a similar survey conducted by the American Bar Association in 1994, which asked questions about needs for legal representation, and various civil legal situations. Significant differences by household income were found for a number of legal situations. The paper describes the results for low and moderate income households, and compares the results of the RDD telephone survey with the quota sample face-to-face survey.

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Review Method: Peer Reviewed
Abstract: Recent research suggests that realistic previews given to job candidates reduce voluntary turnover and increases their performance and job satisfaction. Yet, the extent that recruiters share realistic previews and the nature (e.g., job or organization) of those previews remains unclear. This review critiques extant theory and research concerning the patterns of sharing realistic information, the source of their job information, the timing of realistic previews, their interview training, and organization’s recruiting priorities. A more complete model of the nature of recruiters’ information sharing behaviors is presented, and propositions are forwarded regarding the revealing of realistic job and organizational information during the employment screening interview.

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Abstract: This paper examines whether the reentry needs of men and women released from state and federal prisons differ. We also look at the availability of programs to meet the post-release needs of these individuals. We find that the needs of women reentering society after incarceration differ from those of men. We also find that, like many things in the areas of criminology and criminal justice, the programs available to post-release individuals have largely been tailored toward the needs of men. We apply feminist theory to these findings in our discussion about their implications for previously incarcerated women.