Violence-related deaths among people released from incarceration: protocol for a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Young people and adults released from incarceration have a risk of dying from violence that far exceeds that in the general population. Despite this, evidence regarding the incidence, elevated risk and predictive factors for violence-related deaths after release have not yet been synthesised. This information is important to inform the development of evidence-based approaches to effectively prevent deaths from violence in this population. This systematic review will synthesise the literature examining the crude mortality rates (CMRs), standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) and predictive factors for violence-related deaths among people released from incarceration.

Methods and analysis

We searched key electronic health, social science and criminology databases (MED

SUBMITTER: Willoughby M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7818808 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature