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Atkins House, located in York, PA, is a residential and
outpatient treatment center for women offenders -
providing counseling for drug, alcohol, and sexual abuse
as well as victim awareness, life skills, and mother -
child transition after incarceration. Atkins House is a
non-profit service organization.
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Profile of the Woman Offender
- Most women offenders to not have an employment history and
were unemployed or underemployed at the time of their arrest.
- Women's crimes are usually non-violent and related directly to
financial need or substance abuse.
- Most women offenders have suffered childhood physical, sexual
and/or emotional abuse.
- Most women offenders have long histories of substance abuse.
The average age for beginning drug or alcohol use is 9 years
old.
- Most women offenders were involved in abusive relationships
and the partner is often-times the leader and/or instigator in
the actual crime.
- Women offenders exist in isolation. They are more likely than
their male counterparts to be ostracized by their families.
- The majority of women offenders are single parents. Their
children are 5 times more likely to be involved in the juvenile
justice system than their peers.
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