@article{ref1,
title="Veterans in prison for sexual offenses: characteristics and reentry service needs",
journal="Sexual abuse: a journal of research and treatment",
year="2019",
author="Finlay, Andrea K. and McGuire, Jim and Bronson, Jennifer and Sreenivasan, Shoba",
volume="31",
number="5",
pages="560-579",
abstract="Among prison-incarcerated men in the United States, more veterans (35%) have a sexual offense conviction than nonveterans (23%). Limited research has investigated factors explaining the link between military service and sexual offending. Nationally representative data from prison-incarcerated men ( n = 14,080) were used to examine the association between veteran status and sexual offenses, adjusting for demographic, childhood, and clinical characteristics. Veterans had 1.35 higher odds (95% confidence interval = [1.12, 1.62], p <.01) of a sexual offense than nonveterans. Among veterans, those who were homeless or taking mental health medications at arrest had lower odds and veterans with a sexual trauma history had higher odds of a sexual offense compared with other offense types. Offering mental health services in correctional and health care settings to address trauma experiences and providing long-term housing options can help veterans with sexual offenses as they transition from prison to their communities.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1079-0632",
doi="10.1177/1079063218793633",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1079063218793633"
}