Factors associated with recidivism among adolescents girls in conflict with the law in an institution in Brasília, Federal District, Brazil

Bibliographic Data

ID5232514
AuthorsAndrea Donatti Gallassi (0000-0003-1852-485X, Universidade de Brasília), Samantha Lima Dos Santos (Universidade de Brasília), Vagner Dos Santos (0000-0002-6104-4168, Universidade de Brasília), Eduardo Yoshio Nakano (0000-0002-9071-8512, Universidade de Brasília), Benedikt Fischer (0000-0002-2186-4030, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Canada; University of Toronto, Canada), Ana Lúcia Galinkin (Universidade de Brasília), Gunther A Wagner (0000-0001-6070-7233, Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Gabriela Arantes Wagner (Universidade Federal de São Paulo)
Year2015
Volume31
Issue12
Pages2569-2576
Publication date2015-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464
PublisherFapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1590/0102-311x00171014
PMID26872233
OpenAlexW2282454671
SCIELO_PIDS0102-311X2015001202569
LanguageEN
References cited28

Recidivism is a challenge for the Brazilian socio-educational system because it is associated with personal, social and environmental factors, especially among juvenile offenders. This study examined key characteristics and potential association with recidivism in 391 female adolescent offenders from a correctional institution in Brasília, Federal District, Brazil, between 2004 and 2011. Cross-sectional data on socio-demographics, drug use and offense characteristics from institutional information were examined. Associate factors with recidivism were examined using negative binomial regression analyses. 32.5% of offenders were recidivists at present admission and the mean frequency of recidivism among recidivists was 2.16. About half (53.6%) of the sample reported drug use. After the adjustment, recidivism was positively associated with: age; offender's drug use; residence status; offense type; and no family drug use. Factors associated with juvenile offenders' recidivism confirm findings from elsewhere, and should inform targeted interventions in Brazil

Demographics · Environmental health · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Recidivism · Residence · Sociology · Crime Patterns and Interventions · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending

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