Interviews: Women with criminal background, traumatic experiences, and development of women specific services (RITA)


Kuronen, Marjo; Salovaara, Ulla; Piippo, Sisko; Jutila, Elli; Törölä, Miisa; Karttunen, Teija. (2024). Interviews: Women with criminal background, traumatic experiences, and development of women specific services (RITA). V. 31.12.2023. University of Jyväskylä. https://doi.org/10.17011/jyx/dataset/98843.


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All authors: Kuronen, Marjo; Salovaara, Ulla; Piippo, Sisko; Jutila, Elli; Törölä, Miisa; Karttunen, Teija

Funders: Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

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Availability and identifiers

Availability: Contact owner

Publication year: 2024

URN identifier in original repository: http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202412057658

DOI identifier in original repository: https://doi.org/10.17011/jyx/dataset/98843

URN identifier in JYX: http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202412057658

DOI identifier in JYX: https://doi.org/10.17011/jyx/dataset/98843


Description of the dataset

Description: This dataset consists of interviews (n=27) of women with criminal backgrounds. The focus of the interviews has been on the interviewees' trauma experiences and their traumas' consequences. The basis of the interviews is Questionnaire called Traumatic Antecedents Questionnaire (TAQ). Data were analyzed using qualitative methods.

The RITA project has focused on women with criminal background, traumatic experiences, and development of women specific services.The aim of RITA project has been to (1) study the connection of trauma experiences service needs of women with criminal backgrounds, (2) examine and analyze nowadays social work regarding substance use, health social work, social work with adults, and living social work and employment services from the service evaluation point of view, and (3) develop and pilot trauma experiences recognizing model of co-operation and services, which systematize the preparation for women's release from prison and contribute to the success of integration into society. The project has been developed at three stages. This dataset has been produced during the first phase. The aim of the first study phase has been to implement a wide survey in prisons and interview women with criminal backgrounds on their trauma experiences and their traumas' consequences.

The interviews have been held between 24.4.2023 and 22.9.2023.

Language: Finnish; English

Free keywords: women; inmates; trauma; women specific; services; social work

Keywords (YSO): women; prisoners; prisons; traumas (mental objects); vulnerability; social services; criminal background; social work

Fields of science: 520 Other social sciences

Follow-up groups: School of Wellbeing (University of Jyväskylä JYU) JYU.Well; Social Work (Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy YFI) STO

Do you deal with data concerning special categories of personal data in your research?: Yes


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