Department of African American Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2013 Jul;103(7):e5-16. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2012.301160. Epub 2013 May 16.
Quantitative studies have uncovered factors associated with early violent death among youth offenders detained in the juvenile justice system, but little is known about the contextual factors associated with pathways to early violent death among youths detained in adult jails. We interviewed young Black male serious violent youth offenders detained in an adult jail to understand their experience of violence. Their narratives reveal how the code of the street, informal rules that govern interpersonal violence among poor inner-city Black male youths, increases the likelihood of violent victimization. Youth offenders detained in adult jails have the lowest rate of service provision among all jail populations. We have addressed how services for youth offenders can be improved to reduce the pathways to early violent death.
定量研究揭示了与少年司法系统中被拘留的青年罪犯早期暴力死亡相关的因素，但对于与被关押在成人监狱的青年罪犯早期暴力死亡途径相关的背景因素知之甚少。我们采访了被关押在成人监狱的年轻黑人男性严重暴力青年罪犯，以了解他们的暴力经历。他们的叙述揭示了街头规则——一种规范贫困市中心黑人男性青年之间人际暴力的非正式规则——如何增加暴力受害的可能性。在所有监狱人口中，被关押在成人监狱的青年罪犯获得服务的比例最低。我们已经探讨了如何改善青年罪犯的服务，以减少他们早期暴力死亡的途径。
