TY - JOUR
T1 - The Link Between Adverse Childhood Experiences and Mental Health in Offenders
T2 - A Systematic Review
AU - Pessoa, Telma M.G.
AU - Almeida, Telma Catarina
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2024.
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and mental health issues are highly prevalent in the history of adult offenders, as they affect an individual’s social, psychological, and emotional development and, consequently, their welfare and role in society. The present study explores the relationship between ACEs and mental health in adult offenders. B-on, Psycnet, Pubmed, Scielo, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were systematically searched and selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Twelve articles were included in the final sample, exploring the relationship between ACEs and mental health in adult inmates. ACEs impact criminal conduct and mental health. The study of those variables is essential to contribute to implementing intervention strategies and crime prevention.
AB - Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and mental health issues are highly prevalent in the history of adult offenders, as they affect an individual’s social, psychological, and emotional development and, consequently, their welfare and role in society. The present study explores the relationship between ACEs and mental health in adult offenders. B-on, Psycnet, Pubmed, Scielo, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were systematically searched and selected according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Twelve articles were included in the final sample, exploring the relationship between ACEs and mental health in adult inmates. ACEs impact criminal conduct and mental health. The study of those variables is essential to contribute to implementing intervention strategies and crime prevention.
KW - ACEs
KW - crime
KW - mental health
KW - offenders
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85189968420&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1177/00111287241242478
DO - 10.1177/00111287241242478
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85189968420
SN - 0011-1287
JO - Crime and Delinquency
JF - Crime and Delinquency
ER -