Exploring Reasons for Non-Engagement From a Peer-Led Diversionary Intervention for Veterans in Police Custody
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21513591 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Arun Sondhi (0000-0002-4748-5522, Therapeutic Solutions (Addictions), London, UK, corresponding author), Linda Maguire (0000-0001-9103-4625, Open University, Milton Keynes, UK), Alessandro Leidi (Statistical Services Centre, Reading, UK), Claire Weston (NHS England and NHS Improvement, Cambridge, UK) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue | 10-11 |
| Pages | 1063-1079 |
| Publication date | 2026-08-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0306-624X • E-ISSN: 1552-6933 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0306624x231219992 |
| PMID | 38178544 |
| OpenAlex | W4390611835 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 59 |
UK veterans with complex needs arrested in police custody can access support through pre-charge diversion into treatment and ancillary services. We consider why veterans in police custody disengaged from a peer-led criminal justice diversionary support service in one UK region that adopted a continuous case management approach. Seven hundred and fifty-seven veterans were assessed to have high levels of comorbid health needs and socio-economic harms, with one-quarter (26.7%, n = 202) subsequently disengaging from the service. A logistic regression model using Multivariate Imputation by Chained Equations identified that veterans of a younger age, no-fixed-abode, a history of incarceration, and those from a Royal Navy background were likelier to disengage from the intervention. We conclude that this peer-based diversionary model has some efficacy in maintaining the engagement of a highly complex, comorbid segment of criminally-justice-exposed UK military veterans. The perceived benefits of an integrated peer-based model predicated on continuous case-management techniques are discussed
Criminal justice · Criminology · Logistic regression · Military service · Navy · Peer review · Peer support · Political science · Psychiatry · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Law · Medicine · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology
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