Erin B Comartin
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4115308 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Erin B Comartin |
| NOMBRES | Erin B |
| APELLIDO | Comartin |
| FIRMA | COMARTIN E B |
| AFILIACIONES | Wayne State University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4132-7670 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 16 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 10 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 16 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2013 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 2 |
Validation of self‐harm prediction models among formerly incarcerated individuals using health data
BACKGROUND: Individuals released from jail die by self‐harm at nearly nine times the rate of the general U.S. POPULATION: Most jails rely on traditional screening methods, such as brief self-report questionnaires, which are often inconsistently administered and have limited sensitivity and predictive accuracy. This highlights the urgent need for alternative self-harm risk identification methods during and after incarceration. OBJECTIVE: To evalua…
Assessing Rural-Urban Differences in Screening for Mental Health Needs Among Individuals in County Jails
Rural jails are increasingly contributing to the overall jail population and little is known about how they differ from non-rural jails. This study compares demographic, behavioral health and criminal/legal histories of 3,797 individuals who booked into three rural jails and seven non-rural jails. In addition, the study assessed how jails identify mental illness, which was compared to an objective screening instrument (Kessler-6). Individuals in …
Deflecting people experiencing a mental health crisis from the criminal-legal system at dispatch
INTRODUCTION: People with mental health needs are overrepresented in the criminal-legal system in the United States. While mental health deflection and diversion from the criminal-legal system exists, limited investigations have focused on what happens to support these efforts at emergency communication centers. METHODS: In order to understand the possibilities for deflection at emergency communication centers, this exploratory study examined the…
Journey mapping drug seizures among police, public health and local nonprofit professionals, and community members who use drugs
Factors of Recidivism among Individuals with Co-occurring Conditions in Rural Mental Health Jail Interventions
Estimates indicate that nearly half of rural jail detainees meet the criteria for co-occurring disorders (COD). It is critical to examine factors of recidivism among detainees with COD in rural communities. This exploratory study aimed to examine factors of recidivism among adults in rural jails. Administrative data sources were utilized to assess postyear recidivism among 191 individuals with COD who participated in a jail-based intervention. Re…
Assessing County-Level Behavioral Health and Justice Systems with the Sequential Intercept Model Practices, Leadership, and Expertise Scorecard
The Criminal/Legal Experiences of Individuals with Mental Illness along the Sequential Intercept Model
Studies suggest that up to 44% of individuals in the criminal/legal system have a severe mental illness (SMI), and although diversion programs have been established, a significant portion still end up incarcerated. The Sequential Intercept Model is a framework designed to reduce the overrepresentation of individuals with SMI in the criminal/legal system by identifying points of interception to prevent individuals from entering or moving further i…
Gender, Geography, and Justice
This multi-jail study examines the behavioral health needs and service use in a sample of 3,787 individuals in jail, to compare women in rural jails to their gender and geography counterparts (that is rural men, urban women, and urban men). Compared to urban women (17.9%, n = 677), rural men (18.2%, n = 690), and urban men (56.1%; n = 2,132), rural women (7.6%, n = 288) had significantly higher odds of serious mental illness and co-occurring ment…
Law Enforcement and Suicide Calls for Service
Suicide incidents that rise to the level of crisis requiring a LE response is understudied in both the suicide and LE literature. Increasing the sophistication of call report documentation procedures would allow for communities to deepen their understanding of how suicide manifests and could create pathways to non-institutionalized care
A statewide evaluation of jail-based mental health interventions
Mental Health Identification Practices of Jails
The overrepresentation of individuals with mental illness in the criminal/legal system is well documented. While professional associations urge diversion towards treatment, little is known about the practices these institutions use to identify this population. One understudied space in the criminal/legal continuum is jails. This exploratory study compares two types of mental health identification at jail booking to assess jail‐ and community‐base…
Racial Disparities in Access to and Utilization of Jail- and Community-Based Mental Health Treatment in 8 US Midwestern Jails in 2017
Objectives. To examine the dual disproportionality that individuals with serious mental illness and people of color (PoC) occupy in the criminal–legal system. Methods. This study follows a cohort of 623 individuals who screened positive for mental health issues at booking in 8 Midwestern jails in 2017. We followed individuals through the jails’ practices of jail-based mental health treatment, and we used Medicaid billing data to assess community-…
Transition Planning from Jail; Treatment Engagement, Continuity of Care, and Rearrest
The Politics of Symbolic Laws
Sex offender residence restrictions are largely symbolic laws that address constituent demands to do something about sex crimes without actually reducing sex offenses. While the majority of US states have implemented such restrictions, this exploratory study examines three states that have resisted the allure of these symbolic laws. Using data from state government archives, we analyze expressive and instrumental rationales for rejecting residenc…
Fear and Misinformation as Predictors of Support for Sex Offender Management Policies
This study investigated the public's agreement with sex offender management policies. Respondents (N = 703) were randomly sampled from the state of Michigan, using a CATI system. Two pathanalysis models were used to test if personal characteristics, level of fear of sex offenders, and misinformation regarding this population were predictive of agreement with: (a) sex offender registration and community notification policies; and (b) more severe s…
Sexting' and Sex Offender Registration
This article investigates public attitudes regarding sanctions for youth and young adult sexting behaviors. Recently, youths have been charged under child pornography laws for sending or receiving a nude photo via their cell phones. This study investigates the impact that age, gender, and sexual orientation of the relationship has on the public's agreement with sex offender registration as a sanction for sexting
Sexting' and Sex Offender Registration
This article investigates public attitudes regarding sanctions for youth and young adult sexting behaviors. Recently, youths have been charged under child pornography laws for sending or receiving a nude photo via their cell phones. This study investigates the impact that age, gender, and sexual orientation of the relationship has on the public's agreement with sex offender registration as a sanction for sexting
Mental Health Identification Practices of Jails
The overrepresentation of individuals with mental illness in the criminal/legal system is well documented. While professional associations urge diversion towards treatment, little is known about the practices these institutions use to identify this population. One understudied space in the criminal/legal continuum is jails. This exploratory study compares two types of mental health identification at jail booking to assess jail‐ and community‐base…
Racial Disparities in Access to and Utilization of Jail- and Community-Based Mental Health Treatment in 8 US Midwestern Jails in 2017
Objectives. To examine the dual disproportionality that individuals with serious mental illness and people of color (PoC) occupy in the criminal–legal system. Methods. This study follows a cohort of 623 individuals who screened positive for mental health issues at booking in 8 Midwestern jails in 2017. We followed individuals through the jails’ practices of jail-based mental health treatment, and we used Medicaid billing data to assess community-…
Sexting' and Sex Offender Registration
This article investigates public attitudes regarding sanctions for youth and young adult sexting behaviors. Recently, youths have been charged under child pornography laws for sending or receiving a nude photo via their cell phones. This study investigates the impact that age, gender, and sexual orientation of the relationship has on the public's agreement with sex offender registration as a sanction for sexting
Fear and Misinformation as Predictors of Support for Sex Offender Management Policies
This study investigated the public's agreement with sex offender management policies. Respondents (N = 703) were randomly sampled from the state of Michigan, using a CATI system. Two pathanalysis models were used to test if personal characteristics, level of fear of sex offenders, and misinformation regarding this population were predictive of agreement with: (a) sex offender registration and community notification policies; and (b) more severe s…
The Politics of Symbolic Laws
Sex offender residence restrictions are largely symbolic laws that address constituent demands to do something about sex crimes without actually reducing sex offenses. While the majority of US states have implemented such restrictions, this exploratory study examines three states that have resisted the allure of these symbolic laws. Using data from state government archives, we analyze expressive and instrumental rationales for rejecting residenc…
The Criminal/Legal Experiences of Individuals with Mental Illness along the Sequential Intercept Model
Studies suggest that up to 44% of individuals in the criminal/legal system have a severe mental illness (SMI), and although diversion programs have been established, a significant portion still end up incarcerated. The Sequential Intercept Model is a framework designed to reduce the overrepresentation of individuals with SMI in the criminal/legal system by identifying points of interception to prevent individuals from entering or moving further i…
Gender, Geography, and Justice
This multi-jail study examines the behavioral health needs and service use in a sample of 3,787 individuals in jail, to compare women in rural jails to their gender and geography counterparts (that is rural men, urban women, and urban men). Compared to urban women (17.9%, n = 677), rural men (18.2%, n = 690), and urban men (56.1%; n = 2,132), rural women (7.6%, n = 288) had significantly higher odds of serious mental illness and co-occurring ment…
Law Enforcement and Suicide Calls for Service
Suicide incidents that rise to the level of crisis requiring a LE response is understudied in both the suicide and LE literature. Increasing the sophistication of call report documentation procedures would allow for communities to deepen their understanding of how suicide manifests and could create pathways to non-institutionalized care
A statewide evaluation of jail-based mental health interventions
Mental Health Identification Practices of Jails
The overrepresentation of individuals with mental illness in the criminal/legal system is well documented. While professional associations urge diversion towards treatment, little is known about the practices these institutions use to identify this population. One understudied space in the criminal/legal continuum is jails. This exploratory study compares two types of mental health identification at jail booking to assess jail‐ and community‐base…
Racial Disparities in Access to and Utilization of Jail- and Community-Based Mental Health Treatment in 8 US Midwestern Jails in 2017
Objectives. To examine the dual disproportionality that individuals with serious mental illness and people of color (PoC) occupy in the criminal–legal system. Methods. This study follows a cohort of 623 individuals who screened positive for mental health issues at booking in 8 Midwestern jails in 2017. We followed individuals through the jails’ practices of jail-based mental health treatment, and we used Medicaid billing data to assess community-…
Transition Planning from Jail; Treatment Engagement, Continuity of Care, and Rearrest
Factors of Recidivism among Individuals with Co-occurring Conditions in Rural Mental Health Jail Interventions
Estimates indicate that nearly half of rural jail detainees meet the criteria for co-occurring disorders (COD). It is critical to examine factors of recidivism among detainees with COD in rural communities. This exploratory study aimed to examine factors of recidivism among adults in rural jails. Administrative data sources were utilized to assess postyear recidivism among 191 individuals with COD who participated in a jail-based intervention. Re…
Assessing County-Level Behavioral Health and Justice Systems with the Sequential Intercept Model Practices, Leadership, and Expertise Scorecard
Assessing Rural-Urban Differences in Screening for Mental Health Needs Among Individuals in County Jails
Rural jails are increasingly contributing to the overall jail population and little is known about how they differ from non-rural jails. This study compares demographic, behavioral health and criminal/legal histories of 3,797 individuals who booked into three rural jails and seven non-rural jails. In addition, the study assessed how jails identify mental illness, which was compared to an objective screening instrument (Kessler-6). Individuals in …
Deflecting people experiencing a mental health crisis from the criminal-legal system at dispatch
INTRODUCTION: People with mental health needs are overrepresented in the criminal-legal system in the United States. While mental health deflection and diversion from the criminal-legal system exists, limited investigations have focused on what happens to support these efforts at emergency communication centers. METHODS: In order to understand the possibilities for deflection at emergency communication centers, this exploratory study examined the…
Journey mapping drug seizures among police, public health and local nonprofit professionals, and community members who use drugs
Validation of self‐harm prediction models among formerly incarcerated individuals using health data
BACKGROUND: Individuals released from jail die by self‐harm at nearly nine times the rate of the general U.S. POPULATION: Most jails rely on traditional screening methods, such as brief self-report questionnaires, which are often inconsistently administered and have limited sensitivity and predictive accuracy. This highlights the urgent need for alternative self-harm risk identification methods during and after incarceration. OBJECTIVE: To evalua…
Medicine (11 obras) · Mental health (11 obras) · Psychiatry (10 obras) · Psychology (10 obras) · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending (9 obras) · Criminology (8 obras) · Mental illness (8 obras) · Environmental health (6 obras) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (6 obras) · Political science (6 obras)