Processes and challenges associated with establishing a linked national suicide database across the criminal justice system
Introduction There is a wealth of data contained within healthcare and criminal justice system (CJS) datasets that, if successfully linked, could provide more information about this population, particularly those offenders who die in non-custodial CJS settings where, comparatively, much less is kno...
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doaj-73890f285f974f94ac3a13740c3c1a322021-06-19T17:29:37ZengSwansea UniversityInternational Journal of Population Data Science2399-49082021-06-016110.23889/ijpds.v6i1.1376Processes and challenges associated with establishing a linked national suicide database across the criminal justice systemAlice Rose Dawson0Verity Wainwright1Jennifer Shaw2Jane Senior3Seena Fazel4Amanda Perry5Tammi Walker6Daniel Pratt7University of ManchesterUniversity of ManchesterUniversity of ManchesterUniversity of ManchesterUniversity of OxfordUniversity of YorkTeesside UniversityUniversity of Manchester Introduction There is a wealth of data contained within healthcare and criminal justice system (CJS) datasets that, if successfully linked, could provide more information about this population, particularly those offenders who die in non-custodial CJS settings where, comparatively, much less is known. Objectives This study aims to determine feasibility of conducting data linkage across key criminal justice datasets and outline the processes, methodological considerations and any other implications of setting up such a linkage. Method Five CJS datasets were identified for potential inclusion for linkage with Office for National Statistics (ONS) mortality data. Respective data teams were contacted, and scoping discussions were held via email, telephone contact and in person. Information was sought on available data, quality and completeness, unique identifiers, processes for record matching, cost implications, estimated timescales, required approvals, data security considerations and quality of data. Results All five datasets were deemed important to include and responses from data teams suggest that the proposed linkage is both feasible and valuable, within a reasonable timeframe and with minimal associated costs. The discovery of an additional `spine' dataset provides a more effective method of record matching by linking police identifiers to unique prison and probation identifiers. Conclusions The proposed linkage could highlight key points across the criminal justice system at which to target suicide prevention strategies. A more comprehensive linkage, including healthcare services, would further extend the opportunity to target interventions. https://ijpds.org/article/view/1376suicideself-inflicteddeathprisonprobationpolice |
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Processes and challenges associated with establishing a linked national suicide database across the criminal justice system |
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Processes and challenges associated with establishing a linked national suicide database across the criminal justice system |
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Processes and challenges associated with establishing a linked national suicide database across the criminal justice system |
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Processes and challenges associated with establishing a linked national suicide database across the criminal justice system |
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Processes and challenges associated with establishing a linked national suicide database across the criminal justice system |
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processes and challenges associated with establishing a linked national suicide database across the criminal justice system |
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Introduction
There is a wealth of data contained within healthcare and criminal justice system (CJS) datasets that, if successfully linked, could provide more information about this population, particularly those offenders who die in non-custodial CJS settings where, comparatively, much less is known.
Objectives
This study aims to determine feasibility of conducting data linkage across key criminal justice datasets and outline the processes, methodological considerations and any other implications of setting up such a linkage.
Method
Five CJS datasets were identified for potential inclusion for linkage with Office for National Statistics (ONS) mortality data. Respective data teams were contacted, and scoping discussions were held via email, telephone contact and in person. Information was sought on available data, quality and completeness, unique identifiers, processes for record matching, cost implications, estimated timescales, required approvals, data security considerations and quality of data.
Results
All five datasets were deemed important to include and responses from data teams suggest that the proposed linkage is both feasible and valuable, within a reasonable timeframe and with minimal associated costs. The discovery of an additional `spine' dataset provides a more effective method of record matching by linking police identifiers to unique prison and probation identifiers.
Conclusions
The proposed linkage could highlight key points across the criminal justice system at which to target suicide prevention strategies. A more comprehensive linkage, including healthcare services, would further extend the opportunity to target interventions.
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