Lau Katherine S L, Rosenman Marc B, Wiehe Sarah E, Tu Wanzhu, Aalsma Matthew C
Department of Psychology, State University of New York at Oneonta, Oneonta, NY, USA.
Department of Pediatrics, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA.
J Behav Health Serv Res. 2018 Apr;45(2):237-251. doi: 10.1007/s11414-017-9578-3.
The objective of this study was to assess the simultaneous effects of gender, race/ethnicity, and pre-arrest behavioral health (BH) service-use on age at first arrest, and first arrest outcomes. Between January 2004 and December 2011, arrest and medical records were collected on a retrospective longitudinal cohort of 12,476 first-time offenders, ages 8-18 years. Black youth were arrested at younger ages than white or Hispanic youth. Youth with psychiatric problems were arrested at younger ages than youth with substance-use, dual-diagnoses, or no BH problems. Compared to white males, black males had lower odds of detention and BH referrals. Compared to white females, black females had higher odds of release and lower odds of probation, detention, and BH referrals. A significant gender-by-BH problem interaction revealed males and females with previous psychiatric problems were arrested at younger ages than youth with substance, dual-diagnosis, or no prior problems. Implications are discussed.
本研究的目的是评估性别、种族/族裔和被捕前行为健康（BH）服务使用情况对首次被捕年龄及首次被捕结果的同时影响。在2004年1月至2011年12月期间，对12476名年龄在8至18岁的首次犯罪者的回顾性纵向队列收集了逮捕和医疗记录。黑人青少年比白人或西班牙裔青少年被捕年龄更小。有精神问题的青少年比有物质使用、双重诊断或无BH问题的青少年被捕年龄更小。与白人男性相比，黑人男性被拘留和接受BH转诊的几率更低。与白人女性相比，黑人女性获释几率更高，缓刑、拘留和接受BH转诊的几率更低。显著的性别与BH问题交互作用表明，有既往精神问题的男性和女性比有物质使用、双重诊断或无既往问题的青少年被捕年龄更小。文中讨论了相关影响。
