TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2020//
TI  - A systematic review and meta-analysis of premature mortality in offenders
JO  - Aggression and violent behavior
A1  - Skinner, Guy C. M.
A1  - Farrington, David P.
SP  - e101431
EP  - e101431
VL  - 53
IS  - 
N2  - Offenders outside secure settings form an under-researched and potentially vulnerable group. This study sought to meta-analytically establish whether community offenders, without mental illnesses, die prematurely compared to non-offender community and population comparison samples. Thirty-six studies met our inclusion criteria (N = 1,116,614). Premature mortality is a significant issue for community offenders in general (OR = 3.42), and for ex-prisoners in particular (OR = 4.51). Offenders were more likely to die from unnatural violent causes (OR = 3.97) and natural causes (OR = 2.06) than non-offenders, with a meta-regression revealing that age was not a significant factor (z = −0.01, p = 0.12). These results suggest that the rates of premature mortality previously found for offenders do not just reflect the impact of mental illness on these individuals, but rather that a life of crime may have a significant physiological impact on the body.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1359-1789
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2020.101431
ID  - ref1
ER  -