Murderers or thieves at risk? Offence-related suicide rates in adolescent and adult prison populations.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Prisoners have a higher risk of suicide compared to non-incarcerated individuals. One aim of suicide prevention for prisoners is to identify risk factors in order to put stronger support mechanisms in place for the more vulnerable detainees. This study investigates the suicide risk (SR) in offence-related sub-populations in a representative German sample and differentiates between SR for adolescent and adult prisoners.

Methods

Conducting a national study with data from public German records on the entire prison population from 2000 to 2016 and suicide numbers in German prisons in the same period, SR was calculated for the total male prison population as well as for both subgroups, adolescent and adult male prisoners.

Results

In the study period, male prisoners

SUBMITTER: Radeloff D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6447226 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature