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Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in juvenile offenders: a meta-analysis.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Farrer, TJ; Frost, RB; Hedges, DW
Published in: Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence
January 2013

Studies of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among adult populations demonstrate that such injuries can lead to aggressive behaviors. Related findings suggest that incarcerated individuals have high rates of brain injuries. Such studies suggest that traumatic brain injury may be related to the etiology and recidivism of criminal behavior. Relatively few studies have examined the prevalence of TBI using a delinquent juvenile sample. In order to assess the relationship between TBI and juvenile offender status, the current study used meta-analytic techniques to examine the odds of having a TBI among juvenile offenders. Across 9 studies, we found that approximately 30% of juvenile offenders have sustained a previous brain injury. Across 5 studies that used a control group, a calculated summary odds ratio of 3.37 suggests that juvenile offenders are significantly more likely to have a TBI compared to controls. Results suggest that the rate of TBIs within the juvenile offender population is significant and that there may be a relationship between TBIs and juvenile criminal behavior.

Published In

Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence

DOI

EISSN

1744-4136

ISSN

0929-7049

Publication Date

January 2013

Volume

19

Issue

3

Start / End Page

225 / 234

Related Subject Headings

  • Prevalence
  • Operations Research
  • Male
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Criminals
  • Brain Injuries
  • Adolescent
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology
 

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Farrer, T. J., Frost, R. B., & Hedges, D. W. (2013). Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in juvenile offenders: a meta-analysis. Child Neuropsychology : A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence, 19(3), 225–234. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2011.647901
Farrer, Thomas J., R Brock Frost, and Dawson W. Hedges. “Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in juvenile offenders: a meta-analysis.Child Neuropsychology : A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence 19, no. 3 (January 2013): 225–34. https://doi.org/10.1080/09297049.2011.647901.
Farrer TJ, Frost RB, Hedges DW. Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in juvenile offenders: a meta-analysis. Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence. 2013 Jan;19(3):225–34.
Farrer, Thomas J., et al. “Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in juvenile offenders: a meta-analysis.Child Neuropsychology : A Journal on Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence, vol. 19, no. 3, Jan. 2013, pp. 225–34. Epmc, doi:10.1080/09297049.2011.647901.
Farrer TJ, Frost RB, Hedges DW. Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in juvenile offenders: a meta-analysis. Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence. 2013 Jan;19(3):225–234.

Published In

Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence

DOI

EISSN

1744-4136

ISSN

0929-7049

Publication Date

January 2013

Volume

19

Issue

3

Start / End Page

225 / 234

Related Subject Headings

  • Prevalence
  • Operations Research
  • Male
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Humans
  • Female
  • Criminals
  • Brain Injuries
  • Adolescent
  • 5201 Applied and developmental psychology