Woolhouse Rachel, McKinlay Audrey, Grace Randolph C
1 University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.
2 The University of Melbourne, Australia.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2018 Aug;62(10):3135-3150. doi: 10.1177/0306624X17726519. Epub 2017 Aug 23.
Relatively little is known about the characteristics of female offenders. Here, we studied the prevalence of traumatic brain injury (TBI) and mental health issues in an exclusively female prison population in New Zealand. Participants ( N = 38) were recruited from all security levels at Christchurch Women's Prison. Measures for depression, anxiety, and stress, sleep, and a history of TBI were administered; 94.7% (36/38) of participants presented with a history of TBI. Younger age at first injury was associated with an increased risk of mental health problems. The study concludes that TBI is highly prevalent among female offenders and may be linked to increased mental health problems. TBI should be considered as an important factor in offender pathways and treatment programs.
人们对女性罪犯的特征了解相对较少。在此，我们研究了新西兰一个全女性监狱群体中创伤性脑损伤（TBI）和心理健康问题的患病率。参与者（N = 38）从克赖斯特彻奇女子监狱的所有安全级别中招募。采用了抑郁、焦虑、压力、睡眠以及TBI病史的测量方法；94.7%（36/38）的参与者有TBI病史。首次受伤时年龄较小与心理健康问题风险增加有关。该研究得出结论，TBI在女性罪犯中非常普遍，可能与心理健康问题增加有关。TBI应被视为罪犯犯罪过程和治疗项目中的一个重要因素。
