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Author: Edwards, Jesse K.
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1. LeMasters, Katherine
Renson, Audrey
Edwards, Jesse K.
Robinson, Whitney R.
Brinkley-Rubinstein, Lauren
Delamater, Paul
Pence, Brian
Inequities in Life Course Criminal Legal System Sanctions: Measuring Cumulative Involvement
Annals of Epidemiology published online (21 October 2022): DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.10.007.
Also: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1047279722002538
Cohort(s): NLSY97
Publisher: Elsevier
Keyword(s): Arrests; Criminal Justice System; Health/Health Status/SF-12 Scale; Incarceration/Jail

Purpose: The impact of incarceration on health is well known. Yet, most studies measure incarceration alone and miss additional exposure to the criminal legal system over time. We evaluated adult criminal legal sanctions--inclusive of arrests, charges, probation, incarceration-- from ages 18-35 and inequities by juvenile sanctions and race.

Methods: Using the National Longitudinal Survey on Youth 1997, a nationally representative data set of adolescents followed into their mid-thirties (1997-2017), we calculated the mean cumulative count, or the average number of criminal legal events per person per study visit, stratified by juvenile sanctions and race.

Results: Of 7,024 participants, 1,679 experienced 3,075 encounters. There were seven arrests, 30 charges, nine probation encounters, and 13 incarceration events /100 participants by age 35. Juvenile sanctions were most common for Black individuals. Among those experiencing juvenile sanctions, Black and White individuals had similar numbers of encounters, but Black individuals had more arrests and incarceration stays. For those without juvenile encounters, Black individuals had more encounters than White individuals.

Conclusions: Research on health effects of criminal legal sanctions must consider encounters beyond incarceration and focus on life course trajectories and racial inequities.

Bibliography Citation
LeMasters, Katherine, Audrey Renson, Jesse K. Edwards, Whitney R. Robinson, Lauren Brinkley-Rubinstein, Paul Delamater and Brian Pence. "Inequities in Life Course Criminal Legal System Sanctions: Measuring Cumulative Involvement." Annals of Epidemiology published online (21 October 2022): DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2022.10.007.