Characteristics and risk of reimprisonment among children and young adults in Norwegian prisons. A 20-year cohort study

IF 3.3 1区社会学 Q1 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2024-07-01 DOI:10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102219

Ingeborg Skjærvø , Marianne Riksheim Stavseth , Christine Friestad , Torbjørn Skardhamar , Torill Tverborgvik , Anne Bukten

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Abstract

Background

Children, adolescents and young adults are in developmentally sensitive stages and can be disproportionally negatively impacted by imprisonment, yet these age groups are rarely described.

Methods

Complete records of all persons aged 15–34 imprisoned in Norway in the period 2000–2019 (n = 52,588) were linked with data from sociodemographic and police registries.

Results

Imprisoned children and adolescents were characterized by several markers for socioeconomic disadvantage, convictions for serious crime, and high rates of reimprisonment. Over the last 20 years, the number of children and adolescents in Norwegian prisons has declined, while their criminal profiles become increasingly severe.

Conclusion

Children and adolescents are characterized by an accumulation of sociodemographic and family-related risk factors and have an increased risk of reimprisonment even when controlling for a number of relevant factors. Preventative measures both in the community and in prison must be aimed at children and adolescents at risk.

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挪威监狱中儿童和年轻成年人的特征与再监禁风险。一项为期 20 年的队列研究

背景儿童、青少年和年轻成人正处于发育敏感期，可能会因监禁而受到不成比例的负面影响，但对这些年龄组的描述却很少。方法将2000-2019年期间挪威所有15-34岁被监禁者的完整记录（n = 52,588）与社会人口和警方登记的数据联系起来。在过去20年中，挪威监狱中的儿童和青少年人数有所下降，而他们的犯罪情况却越来越严重。结论儿童和青少年的特点是社会人口和家庭相关风险因素的累积，即使在控制了一些相关因素的情况下，他们再次入狱的风险也会增加。社区和监狱中的预防措施必须针对高风险儿童和青少年。

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Journal of Criminal Justice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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6.90

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9.10%

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审稿时长

23 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Criminal Justice is an international journal intended to fill the present need for the dissemination of new information, ideas and methods, to both practitioners and academicians in the criminal justice area. The Journal is concerned with all aspects of the criminal justice system in terms of their relationships to each other. Although materials are presented relating to crime and the individual elements of the criminal justice system, the emphasis of the Journal is to tie together the functioning of these elements and to illustrate the effects of their interactions. Articles that reflect the application of new disciplines or analytical methodologies to the problems of criminal justice are of special interest. Since the purpose of the Journal is to provide a forum for the dissemination of new ideas, new information, and the application of new methods to the problems and functions of the criminal justice system, the Journal emphasizes innovation and creative thought of the highest quality.