This study examines recent research on justice-involved women in Veteran Treatment Courts (VTCs) and makes recommendations for improving gender-inclusivity in these courts.
In this study, researchers reviewed recent Veteran Treatment Court (VTC) literature and summarized what is known about justice-involved (JIV) women. The study also identifies gaps in the literature concerning JIV women’s characteristics and needs and makes recommendations as to how the justice community could better serve those needs. Veteran Treatment Courts (VTCs) are the latest trend in specialty courts. Over the last decade, hundreds of VTCs have emerged despite little empirical support for their effectiveness. Much of the VTC research includes mostly male justice-involved veterans (JIVs) with little mention of JIV women, women as VTC teammates, and a glaring void regarding women mentors.
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