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Abstract: Introduction: The US Department of Defense recommends lethal means safety counseling (LMSC) to promote firearm injury prevention via secure storage of personal firearms. …
Abstract: This Bill will simplify and harmonise the existing tri-Act framework of legislation governing veterans’ entitlements, rehabilitation and compensation arrangements that …
Abstract: In 2016, an estimated 107,400 veterans were incarcerated in the U.S. (Maruschak et al., 2021), comprising part of the population known as "justice-involved veterans," …
Abstract: BACKGROUND: More than 50,000 older male veterans incarcerated in prisons are expected to return to their communities and utilize the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) …
Abstract: UK veterans with complex needs arrested in police custody can access support through pre-charge diversion into treatment and ancillary services. We consider why veterans …
Abstract: Veterans Treatment Courts (VTCs) are one of the ever-developing brands of specialty or problem-solving courts that have emerged in recent decades. These courts recognize …
Abstract: Justice-involved veterans return to civilian life with a variety of mental and physical health challenges that often go untreated and increase their risk for self-harm …
Abstract: The Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) was interested in understanding the VTCs and how they serve the needs of veterans. They commissioned a study via a transfer of …
Abstract: Although the overall veteran, arrestee, and incarcerated populations have been decreasing, women as a percentage of the veteran population and those legal involved are on …
Abstract: This research examined the interpretational concerns of leadership within the Veteran Health Administration (VHA) and the Criminal Justice System (CJS) as it is related …
Abstract: Although participation in the military impacts the lives of all who serve, little research has examined how specific military experiences and criminal justice outcomes …
Abstract: The physiological effects of imprisonment are well-documented and include a heightened risk for various forms of mortality post-release. The incarceration-mortality nexus …