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Aboriginal street-involved youth experience elevated risk of incarceration

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Barker, B., Alfred, G.T., Fleming, K., Nguyen, P., Wood, E., Kerr, T., DeBeck, K.·2015·Public Health
DOI 10.1016/j.puhe.2015.08.003PMC PMC4688204
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Objectives Past research has identified risk factors associated with incarceration among adult Aboriginal populations; however, less is known about incarceration among street-involved Aboriginal youth. Therefore, we undertook this study to longitudinally investigate recent reports of incarceration among a prospective cohort of street-involved youth in Vancouver, Canada. Study design Prospective cohort study. Methods Data were collected from a cohort of street-involved, drug-using youth from September 2005 to May 2013. Multivariate generalized estimating equation analyses were employed to examine the potential relationship between Aboriginal ancestry and recent incarceration. Results Among our sample of 1050 youth, 248 (24%) reported being of aboriginal ancestry, and 378 (36%) reported being incarcerated in the previous six months at some point during the study period. In multivariate analysis controlling for a range of potential confounders including drug use patterns and other risk factors, Aboriginal ancestry remained significantly associated with recent incarceration (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.44; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.12-1.86). Conclusions Even after adjusting for drug use patterns and other risk factors associated with incarceration, this study found that Aboriginal street-involved youth were still significantly more likely to be incarcerated than their non-Aboriginal peers. Given the established harms associated with incarceration these findings underscore the pressing need for systematic reform including culturally appropriate interventions to prevent Aboriginal youth from becoming involved with the criminal justice system.

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Authors
Barker, B., Alfred, G. T., Fleming, K., Nguyen, P., Wood, E., Kerr, T., & DeBeck, K.
Affiliations
  • University of British Columbia (CA)
  • BC Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (CA)
  • Simon Fraser University (CA)
Corresponding author
DeBeck, K.
ORCID
Venue
Public Health
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2015-12
Volume
129
Issue
12
Pages
1662-1668
ISSN
0033-3506 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/j.puhe.2015.08.003
PMC
PMC4688204
OpenAlex
W1782765221
Cited by
18
References
6
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FWCI
4.42
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations
  • Public Health (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • cIRcle (University of British Columbia) (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • Open Collections
Funders
  • US National Institutes of Health (R01DA028532, U01DA038886)
  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research (MOP–102742)
  • Canada Research Chairs Program
  • MSFHR/St. Paul's Hospital Foundation
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Homelessness and Social Issues
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Crime Patterns and Interventions
Keywords
Aboriginal youth, street children, incarceration, drug use, criminal justice involvement, risk factors, culturally sensitive interventions, Vancouver
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Canada, Female, Humans, Indians, North American, Male, Prisoners, Prospective Studies, Risk Factors, Multivariate Analysis, Homeless Youth, Young Adult

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