Untangling the relationship between mental health and homelessness among a sample of arrestees

Past research has focused on the intertwined relationship between homelessness, mental illness, and criminal justice. Although a well-established correlation between mental illness and homelessness has emerged, a better understanding of how this may be mediated by other prominent risk factors such a...

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Autor principal: Fox, Andrew M. (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2016
En: Crime & delinquency
Año: 2016, Volumen: 62, Número: 5, Páginas: 592-613
Acceso en línea: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Palabras clave:
Homelessness
Mental health
Substance use
Victimization
Incarceration
Arrestees
Obdachlosigkeit
Delinquenz
Psychische Gesundheit
Inhaftierung
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Sumario:Past research has focused on the intertwined relationship between homelessness, mental illness, and criminal justice. Although a well-established correlation between mental illness and homelessness has emerged, a better understanding of how this may be mediated by other prominent risk factors such as substance use or victimization is warranted. The current study uses data obtained from 3,673 recently booked arrestees to examine these relationships. Using structural equation modeling with measured variables, the analyses indicate the relationship between mental health and homelessness to be almost entirely mediated by alcohol use, drug use, and violent victimization. Policy implications are discussed.
ISSN:1552-387X
DOI:10.1177/0011128713511571