Understanding and Addressing Health Disparities and Health Needs of Justice-Involved Populations

Bui, Juliet; Wendt, Minh; Bakos, Alexis

doi:10.1177/0033354918813089

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“…Justice-involved youth face unique challenges related to the pandemic including increased risk of health complications due to COVID-19 given the health disparities facing people involved in the justice system (Barnert, 2020; Bui et al, 2019). During COVID-19 many detained youths were released into the community from detention to avoid the heightened risk of contracting COVID-19 in an institutional setting (Barnert, 2020; León et al, 2021).…”

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confidence: 99%

An Exploratory Study of COVID-19’s Impact on Psychological Distress and Antisocial Behavior Among Justice-Involved Youth

Reid

Chenneville

Gardy

et al. 2021

Crime & Delinquency

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Little is known about how justice-involved youth are coping with stress related to COVID-19. This study examined changes in psychological distress and antisocial behavior indicators among 557 youths on probation who completed two assessments during pre-COVID-19 conditions and two assessments during post-COVID-19 conditions. Drawing from Agnew’s General Strain Theory, the study used multivariate latent growth models to examine: (a) changes in psychological distress and antisocial behavior over time, (b) the associations of the changes, and (c) differences across sex, race, and ethnicity regarding changes in psychological distress. In support of General Strain Theory, results highlight that indicators of psychological distress and antisocial behavior increased during post-COVID-19 conditions when compared to pre-COVID-19 conditions for the full sample and for subsamples of youth categorized by sex, race, and ethnicity.

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An Exploratory Study of COVID-19’s Impact on Psychological Distress and Antisocial Behavior Among Justice-Involved Youth

Reid

Chenneville

Gardy

et al. 2021

Crime & Delinquency

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“…Adults with a history of justice involvement are an important at-risk population as prior research indicates higher rates of both health-related problems (Massoglia & Pridemore, 2015; Bui et al, 2019) and substance use behaviors (citations needed). We contribute to this growing body of research by assessing variations in past 30-day marijuana use across level of justice involvement in a community-based sample.…”

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“…For example, probation may not require drug testing, but parole may request it every week. While incarceration has been linked with negative mental and physical health outcomes (Massoglia & Pridemore, 2015; Bui et al, 2019), less is known about community supervision. Due to the substantial number of justice-involved individuals and their relatively high levels of substance use, the current research addresses an important limitation of the extant literature.…”

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A Comparison of Marijuana Use Across Different Levels of Justice-Involved Populations

Ford

2021

Journal of Drug Issues

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A large portion of the U.S. population is justice-involved, an important at-risk population with poor physical/mental health outcomes and increased rates of substance use. Using the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, the current study assesses marijuana use across level of community-based justice involvement (i.e., arrest, probation, and parole) among adults. Given increasing rates of marijuana use and a relative lack of research, the current study addresses an important gap in the literature. Findings from logistic regression analysis show that adults who had been arrested or were on probation were more likely to use marijuana compared to adults with no justice involvement, while adults on parole were less likely to use marijuana than those on probation. This study offers evidence of differences in marijuana use across level of justice involvement, which may be attributable to other substance use behaviors, and has important implications for criminal justice practice.

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“…3,4 This disproportionate burden results in poor health outcomes. 5 On March 28, Patrick Jones, who was incarcerated in The Federal Correctional Complex in Louisiana, became the first known incarcerated person to die from COVID-19 after being diagnosed on March 19 (Refs. 6,7 ).…”

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“…9 Diseases such as tuberculosis, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS are more common in correctional facilities. 4,5 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo promoted an initiative to generate > 100,000 gallons of hand sanitizer weekly produced by inmates. These individuals are producing the same hand sanitizer that is not made available to them for use in most prison facilities given their high alcohol content.…”

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COVID-19: The Additional Sentence for the Incarcerated

Otugo

Wages²

2020

Health Equity

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Incarcerated people are one of the most vulnerable populations during the coronavirus pandemic. There are varying perspectives regarding how to address the health care barriers seen in this population. Some individuals and organizations advocate for a mandatory release of the incarcerated who are not deemed a risk to the general population, whereas others advocate for improving health care in jails and prisons. This article highlights the importance of addressing access to care issues, overcrowding, societal implications, and access to hygienics for the incarcerated during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and solutions forward.

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Understanding and Addressing Health Disparities and Health Needs of Justice-Involved Populations

Cited by 25 publications

References 19 publications

An Exploratory Study of COVID-19’s Impact on Psychological Distress and Antisocial Behavior Among Justice-Involved Youth

An Exploratory Study of COVID-19’s Impact on Psychological Distress and Antisocial Behavior Among Justice-Involved Youth

A Comparison of Marijuana Use Across Different Levels of Justice-Involved Populations

COVID-19: The Additional Sentence for the Incarcerated

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