United States Youth Arrest and Health Across the Life Course: A Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Youth are arrested at high rates in the United States; however, long-term health effects of arrest remain unmeasured. We sought to describe the sociodemographic characteristics and health of adults who were arrested at various ages among a nationally representative sample.

Methods

Using the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health, we describe sociodemographics and health status in adolescence (Wave I, ages 12-21) and adulthood (Wave V, ages 32-42) for people first arrested at age younger than 14 years, 14 to 17 years, and 18 to 24 years, compared to never arrested adults. Health measures included physical health (general health, mobility/functional limitations, death), mental health (depressive symptoms, suicidal thoughts), and clinical biomarker

SUBMITTER: Tolliver DG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9971348 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May-Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature