Looked after children in prison as adults: life adversity and neurodisability
dc.contributor.author | Kent, H | |
dc.contributor.author | Kirby, A | |
dc.contributor.author | Leckie, G | |
dc.contributor.author | Cornish, R | |
dc.contributor.author | Hogarth, L | |
dc.contributor.author | Williams, WH | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-01-24T09:58:47Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2023-01-24 | |
dc.date.updated | 2023-01-23T17:10:27Z | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose Looked after children (LAC) are criminalised at five times the rate of children in the general population. Children in contact with both child welfare and child justice systems have higher rates of neurodisability and substance use problems, and LAC in general have high rates of school exclusion, homelessness and unemployment. This study aims to understand whether these factors persist in LAC who are in prison as adults. Design/methodology/approach Administrative data collected by the Do-IT profiler screening tool in a prison in Wales, UK, were analysed to compare sentenced prisoners who were LAC (n = 631) to sentenced prisoners who were not LAC (n = 2,201). The sample comprised all prisoners who were screened on entry to prison in a two-year period. Findings Prisoners who were LAC scored more poorly on a functional screener for neurodisability (effect size = 0.24), and on four self-report measures capturing traits of dyslexia (0.22), attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (0.40), autism spectrum disorders (0.34) and developmental co-ordination disorder (0.33). Prisoners who were LAC were more likely to have been to a pupil referral unit (0.24), have substance use problems (0.16), be homeless or marginally housed (0.18) and be unemployed or unable to work due to disability (0.13). Originality/value This study uniquely contributes to our understanding of prisoners who were LAC as a target group for intervention and support with re-integration into the community upon release. LAC in prison as adults may require additional interventions to help with employment, housing and substance use. Education programmes in prison should screen for neurodisability, to develop strategies to support engagement. | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) | en_GB |
dc.description.sponsorship | HMP/YOI Parc | en_GB |
dc.identifier.citation | Published online 24 January 2023 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.doi | https://doi.org/10.1108/IJPH-08-2022-0051 | |
dc.identifier.grantnumber | ES/P000630/1 | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10871/132312 | |
dc.identifier | ORCID: 0000-0003-3514-4701 (Kent, Hope) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.publisher | Emerald | en_GB |
dc.rights | © 2022 Emerald Publishing Ltd. This author accepted manuscript is deposited under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-commercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC) licence. This means that anyone may distribute, adapt, and build upon the work for non-commercial purposes, subject to full attribution. If you wish to use this manuscript for commercial purposes, please contact permissions@emerald.com. | en_GB |
dc.subject | Looked After Children | en_GB |
dc.subject | Social Care | en_GB |
dc.subject | Homelessness | en_GB |
dc.subject | Prisoner | en_GB |
dc.subject | Criminal Justice System | en_GB |
dc.title | Looked after children in prison as adults: life adversity and neurodisability | en_GB |
dc.type | Article | en_GB |
dc.date.available | 2023-01-24T09:58:47Z | |
dc.identifier.issn | 1744-9200 | |
dc.description | This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Emerald via the DOI in this record | en_GB |
dc.description | Data availability statement: Due to ethical concerns, the research data supporting this publication are not publicly available. | en_GB |
dc.identifier.journal | International Journal of Prisoner Health | en_GB |
dc.relation.ispartof | International Journal of Prisoner Health | |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ | en_GB |
dcterms.dateAccepted | 2022-11-21 | |
dcterms.dateSubmitted | 2022-08-24 | |
rioxxterms.version | AM | en_GB |
rioxxterms.licenseref.startdate | 2023-01-24 | |
rioxxterms.type | Journal Article/Review | en_GB |
refterms.dateFCD | 2023-01-23T17:10:30Z | |
refterms.versionFCD | AM | |
refterms.dateFOA | 2023-01-24T09:58:50Z | |
refterms.panel | A | en_GB |
refterms.dateFirstOnline | 2023-01-24 |
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