在德克萨斯州被关押期间自杀:监狱自杀死亡的危险因素
Rocky B Marks1, Nicole Moreira1, Katherine L O'Connell1
1Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA, USA.
Journal of interpersonal violence
|April 9, 2024
概括
自杀风险在监禁期间和被监禁人员预约期间是最高的. 拉丁人,年轻人和非暴力犯罪者面临更高的风险,需要有针对性的预防策略.
科学领域:
- 犯罪学 犯罪学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 自杀是美国惩戒设施的首要死亡原因,监禁人员的死亡率明显高于普通人群.
- 了解监禁不同阶段的风险因素对于制定监狱和监狱中有效的自杀预防策略至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 在监禁的各个阶段 (预预订,监狱,监狱) 确定与自杀死亡相关的特定脆弱性和风险因素.
- 分析人口和犯罪相关变量对被监禁人口中自杀风险的影响.
主要方法:
- 使用德克萨斯司法倡议监禁死亡报告的数据进行了层次二元物流回归分析.
- 关键变量包括种族/种族,性别,年龄,被拘留的日数,犯罪分类 (暴力/非暴力) 和被拘留类型 (预约,监狱,监狱).
主要成果:
- 监狱自杀的可能性是监狱自杀的3.5倍以上. 预订阶段显示出异常高的风险 (50倍以上的可能性).
- 拉丁裔个体的风险明显增加 (OR=10.46). 自杀风险随着年龄的增长而降低 (OR=0.89). 非暴力犯罪者死于自杀的可能性几乎是暴力犯罪者的3.5倍 (OR=3.45).
- 监护阶段与年龄相互作用,影响自杀率,表明复杂的关系.
结论:
- 预订和监狱阶段代表了自杀预防工作的关键时期. 特定的人群,包括拉丁人,青少年和非暴力犯罪者,需要集中注意力和进一步研究.
- 调查结果强调,需要量身定制的干预措施,以解决惩戒系统中独特的风险概况,以减少过早死亡.
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