Suicide within custody in the Texas justice system: A model of suicide risk by nature of offense and recency of custody

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Keyne Law

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Completed quantitative research study

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Clinical Psychology

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In America, rates of correctional suicide are at record highs. To stem the rising tides of correctional suicide, there is a need for predictive models that incorporate inmate characteristics to predict suicide risk. We hypothesized that suicide risk will be highest for violent offenders in early stages of custody, and that suicide risk decreases with time. We conducted a binary logistic regression from the Texas Death in Custody report covering the period from 2005 through 2021, examining ethnicity, offense type (violent vs. nonviolent offense), type of custody, age of death, and recency of custody.

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This poster was also presented at American Association of Suicidology

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Suicide within custody in the Texas justice system: A model of suicide risk by nature of offense and recency of custody

In America, rates of correctional suicide are at record highs. To stem the rising tides of correctional suicide, there is a need for predictive models that incorporate inmate characteristics to predict suicide risk. We hypothesized that suicide risk will be highest for violent offenders in early stages of custody, and that suicide risk decreases with time. We conducted a binary logistic regression from the Texas Death in Custody report covering the period from 2005 through 2021, examining ethnicity, offense type (violent vs. nonviolent offense), type of custody, age of death, and recency of custody.

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