Youth homicide: a study of homicide predictor factors in adolescent offenders in custody in the south of Brazil

Abstract

Objectives To assess the sociodemographic, psychiatric and criminal profile of adolescent offenders complying with temporary custody for homicide/homicide attempt and to compare it to that of the population of adolescents in custody for other crimes. Methods This cross-sectional study was based on the review of the medical records of 74 juvenile offenders in temporary custody at socioeducational agency Fundação de Atendimento Sócio-Educativo do Rio Grande do Sul. For the analysis, variables that presented p < 0.2 were included in multivariate adjustment through logistic regression. Results The sample comprised males only, mostly with white skin color (55.6 vs. 57.9% for homicidal and non-homicidal, respectively) and with a high prevalence of school failure (77.8 vs. 91.2%). There was a high prevalence of family history of delinquency (88 vs. 81%). Only years of study and belonging or not to a criminal organization remained statistically significant in the multivariate model. Conclusion The results show that having fewer years of study and denying belonging to a criminal organization are predictive factors of homicidal behavior in adolescent offenders (both with statistical relevance). The other variables were not statistically significant for this outcome. The present study may serve as a basis for further research, which may improve our understanding of risk factors for juvenile homicide.

An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-regression Analysis: Mental Disorders Among Adolescents in Juvenile Detention and Correctional Facilities

“…12,19,21,27,[32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49] We combined them with the 25 surveys identified in the previous review. 28, Two studies 12,69 were based on the same sample, which provided 12,28,40,42,[50][51][52][53]57,[59][60][61]63,66,68,69,72,73 ; six were from the United Kingdom (n ¼ 1,145) 27,44,54,55,62,64 ; three were from Canada (n ¼ 408) 37,<...>…”

“…28, Two studies 12,69 were based on the same sample, which provided 12,28,40,42,[50][51][52][53]57,[59][60][61]63,66,68,69,72,73 ; six were from the United Kingdom (n ¼ 1,145) 27,44,54,55,62,64 ; three were from Canada (n ¼ 408) 37,38,70 ; two each were from Australia (n ¼ 384), 41,56 Brazil (n ¼ 143), 35,49 Russia (n ¼ 740), 45,67 and the Netherlands (n ¼ 416) 39,71 ; and one each was from Austria (n ¼ 259), 33 Belgium (n ¼ 245), 19 China (n ¼ 232), 47 Denmark (n ¼ 100), 58 Germany (n ¼ 38), 43 Iran (n ¼ 100), 36 Japan (n ¼ 48), 48 Malaysia (n ¼ 105), 34 Norway (n ¼ 40), 46 South Korea (n ¼ 173), …”

“…37,39,40,43,46,47,67,68 Three studies (n ¼ 335) did not report on their sampling method. 36,38,70 Response rates were reported in 38 studies, 12,19,21,27,[32][33][34]36,39,[41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]51,[53][54][55][56][57][58][59][61][62][63][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73] and only seven of them (n ¼ 1,317) reported rates 75%. 19,51,…”

“…Through our updated search, we found 22 new surveys. 12 , 19 , 21 , 27 , 32 , 33 , 34 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 , 43 , 44 , 45 , 46 , 47 , 48 , 49 We combined them with the 25 surveys identified in the previous review. 28 , 50 , 51 , 52 , 53 , 54 , 55 , 56 , 57 , 58 , 59 , 60 , 61 , 62 , 63 , 64 , 65 , 66 , 67 , 68 , 69 , 70 , 71 , 72 , 73 Two studies 12 , 69 were based on the same sample, which provided data for different outcomes.…”

“…, 2017 21 South Korea Juvenile detainees Male juvenile detention center Consecutive 0% 173 boys MINI K-SADS-PL (Korean version) DSM-IV ICD-10 PI MD ADHD CD PTSD 18 15–19 Clinical psychologist Not provided 60% Schorr et al. , 2019 49 Brazil Juvenile offenders in temporary custody Provisional detention center Consecutive 0% 74 boys Clinical DSM-IV CD Not provided 15–17 Psychiatrist Not provided 24% committed homicide offenses Note: ADHD = attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder; APS = Adolescent Psychopathology Scale; BP = bipolar disorder; CD = conduct disorder; DICA = Diagnostic Interview for Children and Adolescents (R = Revised); DISC = Diagnostic Interview Schedule for Children; JDI = Juvenile Detention Interview; K-SADS = Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia for School Aged Children (P = Present, L = Lifetime, E = Epidemiologic); MD = major depression; MINI = Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview (KID = for Children and Adolescents); PADDI = Practical Adolescent Dual Diagnostic Interview; PI = psychotic illnesses; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; SCAN = Schedules for Clinical Assessment in Neuropsychiatry; SCID = Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I, II and Personality; SIDP = Structured Interview for DSM-IV Personality; SNASA = Salford Needs Assessment Schedule for Adolescents. a Percentages do not add up to 100%.…”