Identifying demographic and health profiles of young adults with frequent jail incarceration in New York City during 2011-2017

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PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate incarceration patterns among young adults in New York City jails from mid-2011 through 2017, with an aim that identification of frequently incarcerated young "hot spotters" may inform early interventions.

METHODS: We examined electronic health records for 3114 individuals with no known prior jail admission and admitted within 4.5 years after turning age 18 years. We used group-based trajectory analysis to identify hot spotters and compared their characteristics with those of other trajectory groups. We repeated the analysis for three older adult groups for additional comparison.

RESULTS: Five percent of the young individuals became hot spotters (mean = 7.7 incarcerations). They were more likely to be homeless (27.1% vs. 7.2%-16.4% in other trajectory groups), have substance use disorders (95.2% vs. 73.2%-89.8%), and mental health needs (65.7% vs. 28.5%-53.3%), and be incarcerated for theft-related charges (52.7% vs. 32.0%-49.6%) and misdemeanors (34.8 vs. 25.5%-29.4%). They differed in charge profile and homelessness compared with older hot spotters.

CONCLUSIONS: Some young adults are at risk of frequent incarceration. Tailored health- and behavior-related interventions may preclude cyclical incarceration and address barriers to well-being and stability.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:46

Enthalten in:

Annals of epidemiology - 46(2020) vom: 15. Juni, Seite 41-48.e1

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chan, Pui Ying [VerfasserIn]
Kaba, Fatos [VerfasserIn]
Lim, Sungwoo [VerfasserIn]
Katyal, Monica [VerfasserIn]
MacDonald, Ross [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Journal Article
Longitudinal studies
Mental health
Prevalence
Substance-related disorders
Vulnerable populations

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 07.09.2020

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.annepidem.2020.04.006

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM310333547