This study sets out to determine the prevalence,
patterns, and correlates of alcohol consumption among women offenders on probation or parole in the United States. Analysis
of data collected from seven waves of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (2004–2008) were performed on women who were
under community supervision during the year prior to the survey interview. Results revealed that 1.9% of women of child-bearing
ages of 12–44 years in the general population were pregnant, as compared to 4.7% of comparable women under community supervision.
Pregnant offenders were more likely to come from minority groups and be socially disadvantaged than their non-CJ-involved
counterparts. Alarmingly, they were nearly three times as likely to have engaged in problem drinking (e.g....

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