Ex‐military Personnel in the Criminal Justice System: A Cross‐sectional Study. (15th July 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bray, Isabelle; O'Malley, Paula; Ashcroft, Sarah; Adedeji, Liz; Spriggs, Adam
• Is Part Of: Howard journal of criminal justice. Volume 52:Number 5(2013:Dec.)
• Page Start: 516
• Page End: 526
• Publication Date: 2013-07-15
• Subjects: veteran -- criminal justice system -- prison -- probation; Criminal law -- England -- Periodicals; 345.42
• DOI: 10.1111/hojo.12027
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0265-5527

Abstract

Abstract: The aim of this article is to estimate the proportion of Regular veterans in England and Wales who are in prison or supervised by a Probation Trust. A cross‐sectional data linkage approach was taken, matching a database of Service leavers with prison and probation data. The proportion of those in the criminal justice system who are veterans was estimated to be 3.4%. For men aged 18–54 years, the proportion of the general population in prison was 43% (95% CI: 37%–49%) higher than the proportion of veterans in prison. There is no evidence that veterans are over‐represented in the criminal justice system.