Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in juvenile offenders: A meta-analysis
Prevalence of traumatic brain injury in juvenile offenders: A meta-analysis
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DOI：
10.1080/09297049.2011.647901
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发表时间：
2013-05-01
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2.2
通讯作者：
Hedges, Dawson W.
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作者：
Farrer, Thomas J.;Frost, R. Brock;Hedges, Dawson W.
对成年人创伤性脑损伤（TBI）的研究表明，这种损伤可能导致攻击性行为。相关的研究结果表明，被监禁的人有很高的脑损伤率。这些研究表明，创伤性脑损伤可能与犯罪行为的病因和累犯有关。相对较少的研究已经检查了TBI的患病率使用犯罪青少年样本。为了评估TBI和青少年犯罪状况之间的关系，目前的研究使用元分析技术来研究青少年犯罪者中TBI的几率。在9项研究中，我们发现大约30%的青少年罪犯曾经遭受过脑损伤。在使用对照组的5项研究中，计算的汇总比值比为3.37，表明与对照组相比，少年犯更有可能患TBI。结果表明，TBI的比率在青少年犯罪人口是显着的，并有可能是TBI和青少年犯罪行为之间的关系。
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.