In this paper, we critically examine three propositions that are widely (but not universally)
accepted in the gender and mental health literature. First, women and men have similar or …

Incarceration is definitively linked to poor health, and upon release from prison, many
individuals experience difficulty in maintaining good health. Given the complexity of the …

During the last few decades, criminologists have identified several adult roles and statuses,
including employment, positive family relations, and economic stability, as critical for …

Longitudinal investigations of associations between health and offending are rare. Studies
which have investigated this relationship principally focus on mental health within samples …

Background Research has shown that inmate misconduct is related to a range of
demographic factors and experiences with the criminal justice system. Poor mental and …

Previous research suggests police surveillance practices confer health risks to community
members. This study examines whether the public health burden of excessive or …

Recent scholarship has affirmed the importance of overall health and wellbeing for people
exposed to incarceration. Specifically, researchers have begun to ascertain how physical …

BACKGROUND: Across multiple conceptual models in the social and behavioral sciences,
the onset of antisocial behavior is inversely related to the developmental course and severity …

OBJECTIVE: This study explicitly articulates a criminal justice epidemiology by examining
the behavioral and physical health of probationers and parolees derived from a nationally …

Despite a growth of research on the intersection of health and crime, limited work
investigates this relationship as it evolves over the life-course. Drawing on data from four …