Understanding mortality among adults and young people in contact with the criminal justice system in New South Wales, Australia: a twenty-year linkage update

  • Research program: Justice health
  • Project status: Current
  • Start date: January 2024
  • Expected end date: December 2026
  • Completion date:
  • Funded by: NHMRC Clinical Trials and Cohort Studies
  • Lead organisation: University of New South Wales

People interact with the justice system in prisons and the community (e.g. through community supervision, fines, orprograms for people living with mental illness or intellectual disability who commit offences). These people tend to have poorer health - and die earlier - than the general population. We will use data from NSW administrative databases to look at when and how people involved with the criminal justice system die, and factors that may contribute, to help prevent future deaths.

Name & Contact Details Role Research Program Location
  • Chief Investigator: Azar Kariminia, University of New South Wales
  • Chief Investigator: Luke Grant, Corrective Services NSW
  • Chief Investigator: Adrienne Withall, University of New South Wales
  • Chief Investigator: Julian Trollor, University of New South Wales
  • Chief Investigator: Preeyaporn Srasuebkul, University of New South Wales
  • Chief Investigator: Kyllie Cripps, University of New South Wales
  • Chief Investigator: Penelope Abbott, Western Sydney University
  • Chief Investigator: George Karystianis, University of New South Wales

This project aligns with the following Sustainable Development Goals and Targets:

Sustainable development goal 3 icon 3.5 Strengthen the prevention and treatment of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol
Sustainable development goal 3 icon 3.8 Achieve universal health coverage, including financial risk protection, access to quality essential health-care services and access to safe, effective, quality and affordable essential medicines and vaccines for all