Incidence of Early Police Contact Among Children With Emerging Mental Health Problems in Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

In adulthood and adolescence, mental health vulnerability is known to be associated with risk of criminal justice system contact as both a perpetrator and survivor of crime, but whether this association is apparent early in child development is unknown. Prevention of poor outcomes, including repeated contact with the criminal justice system, relies on the identification of vulnerability early in life and at the start of such contact.

Objective

To ascertain whether children with emotional or behavioral problems and general developmental vulnerabilities are at an increased risk of subsequent contact with police as a person of interest, a survivor of crime, or a witness.

Design, setting, and participants

This cohort study used routinely collected data from the

SUBMITTER: Dean K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8220465 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature