Titre : | Diversity of Release Patterns for Jail Detainees : Implications for Public Health Interventions. (2011) |
Auteurs : | SPAULDING (Anne-C) : USA. Department of Medicine at the Emory University of School of Medicine. ; HALLMAN (Madhura-A) : USA. Department of Epidemiology. Harvard School of Public Health. Cambridge MA. ; Ravi KAVASERY ; Sebastian-D PEREZ ; SEALS (Ryan-M) : USA. Department of Internal Medicine. Brigham and Woman's Hospital. Boston MA. ; Paul-S Weiss ; Department of Epidemiology. Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. Atlanta. GA. USA ; Department of Surgery at the Emory University of School of Medicine. Atlanta. USA |
Type de document : | Article |
Dans : | American journal of public health (vol. 101, 2011) |
Pagination : | S347-S352 |
Langues: | Anglais |
Mots-clés : | Prison ; Détenu |
Résumé : | [BDSP. Notice produite par INIST-CNRS IkGpBR0x. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives. We sought to develop a detailed description of the variety of jail release patterns and to learn what factors affect the length of stay (LOS). Methods. The main data set for the study came from a biennial Bureau of Justice Statistics survey on felony defendants in large urban counties. Results. The median LOS for the felony defendants was 7 days. One quarter of the jails had a median LOS of less than 2 days ; median LOS for 75% of the jails was less than 15 days. Median regression showed that male gender, previous arrests, and violent charges were predictive of longer LOS. Conclusions. The diversity in release patterns among jails has not been previously described. A public health intervention feasible in one jail may not be feasible in another because of the heterogeneity of release patterns. Individual inmate characteristics could predict a slower rate of release. |