First Nations Peoples in the forensic mental health system in New South Wales: Characteristics and rates of criminal charges post-release ...

• Main Authors: Dean, Kimberlie, Lyons, Georgia, Johnson, Anina, McEntyre, Elizabeth
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: SAGE Journals 2023
• Subjects: 170199 Psychology not elsewhere classified; FOS: Psychology; 110319 Psychiatry incl. Psychotherapy; FOS: Clinical medicine; Neuroscience; First Nations
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.25384/sage.c.6429805.v1; https://sage.figshare.com/collections/First_Nations_Peoples_in_the_forensic_mental_health_system_in_New_South_Wales_Characteristics_and_rates_of_criminal_charges_post-release/6429805/1

Background:It is well established that First Nations Peoples in Australia are overrepresented within the criminal justice system. However, First Nations Peoples appear to be comparatively underrepresented in the forensic mental health system, and little is known about their outcomes once released from secure care.Objective:To compare the characteristics and rates of repeat criminal justice contact for a criminal charge of First Nations and non-First Nations forensic patients in New South Wales.Methods:Data on the sample were extracted from the New South Wales Mental Health Review Tribunal paper and electronic files matched to the Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research Reoffending Database. Characteristics of First Nations and non-First Nations patients were compared using univariate logistic regression analysis. Univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression was used to determine predictors of post-release criminal charges.Results:Key differences in the sociodemographic, clinical and ...