Suicide Risk in Prisons - Sattar

Question 1

Aim of Sattar

Answer 1

Investigate what factors influence unnatural deaths in prisons under community supervision

Question 2

Method of Sattar

Answer 2

Used offenders who are serving community sentences or post-custodial suspension

Question 3

Participants of Sattar

Answer 3

Data collected of offender rates between 1996-1997

• 1267 deaths of community offenders
• 236 prisoner deaths ( 228 men, 8 women)
• info on death certificates

Question 4

Results of Sattar

Answer 4

Community offenders has over greater mortality rate. double prisoners. 4 times the general population.

• community offenders and prisoners = same natural death rate & suicide
• Community accidental death rate = 5 times more than prisoners
• homicide rates highest in prisoners

Question 5

Conclusions of Sattar

Answer 5

• Violent death among community offenders to be even greater problem than prisoners
• Risk of accidental death greater in community offenders
• Drugs & alcohol huge factors in death of community offenders