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Eric Clement Lele Nkoagne - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Ending up in prison healthy and getting out mentally ill: Prevalence and risk factors of psychiatric illnesses among jail inmates at the Kondengui Central Prison (Yaoundé-Cameroon)
    Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour, 2018
    Co-Authors: Eric Clement Lele Nkoagne, H Blaise Nguendo Yongsi
    Abstract:

    Background: Mental disorders are a matter of great concern worldwide. The situation is particularly challenging in the developing countries given the substandard Detention Conditions of prisoners. This appears to be an obstacle to achieve the triple economic, social, and security goals of prisons of this 21st century. Objectives: This study aims at determining the prevalence and risk factors associated with mental disorders among inmates in Cameroon. Subjects and Setting: The study focuses on 230 convicted and unconvicted inmates being held at the Central Correctional Prison of Kondengui in Yaounde. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study of a random sample was conducted to assess psychiatric disorders using a Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. The Chi-square test was used to determine associations at the 5% significance level, and magnitude of association was estimated using the odds ratio and its 95% confidence interval. Results: of the 230 inmates, 80 (34.8%) were diagnosed as suffering from a mental illness, and identified disorders were related to psychotic disorders (66.67%) to mood disorders (54.29%), borderline personality (38.57%), and suicidal thoughts (24.29%). Risk factors associated with those mental disorders were mostly environmental (the general prison environment), sociological and individual (regimes governing daily life inside prison). Conclusion: Mental disorders are common among inmates. Extrapolation of our results suggests that inmates in Cameroon need transfer to hospital for specialized psychiatric treatment and services and that environmental Condition of Detention must be improved.

  • Ending up in prison healthy and getting out mentally ill: Prevalence and risk factors of psychiatric illnesses among jail inmates at the Kondengui Central Prison (Yaoundé-Cameroon)
    Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018
    Co-Authors: Eric Clement Lele Nkoagne, Blaise Nguendo H Yongsi
    Abstract:

    Background: Mental disorders are a matter of great concern worldwide. The situation is particularly challenging in the developing countries given the substandard Detention Conditions of prisoners. This appears to be an obstacle to achieve the triple economic, social, and security goals of prisons of this 21st century. Objectives: This study aims at determining the prevalence and risk factors associated with mental disorders among inmates in Cameroon. Subjects and Setting: The study focuses on 230 convicted and unconvicted inmates being held at the Central Correctional Prison of Kondengui in Yaoundé. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study of a random sample was conducted to assess psychiatric disorders using a Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. The Chi-square test was used to determine associations at the 5% significance level, and magnitude of association was estimated using the odds ratio and its 95% confidence interval. Results: of the 230 inmates, 80 (34.8%) were diagnosed as suffering from a mental illness, and identified disorders were related to psychotic disorders (66.67%) to mood disorders (54.29%), borderline personality (38.57%), and suicidal thoughts (24.29%). Risk factors associated with those mental disorders were mostly environmental (the general prison environment), sociological and individual (regimes governing daily life inside prison). Conclusion: Mental disorders are common among inmates. Extrapolation of our results suggests that inmates in Cameroon need transfer to hospital for specialized psychiatric treatment and services and that environmental Condition of Detention must be improved

Barak Kalir - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Across the Sloping Meadow Floor: An Empirical Analysis of Preremoval Detention of Noncitizens
    Law & Society Review, 2019
    Co-Authors: Joan-josep Vallbé, Markus González‐beilfuss, Barak Kalir
    Abstract:

    In many countries, the law permits state authorities to detain noncitizens before deportation. Typically judicial decisions about preremoval Detention must be made within a short period of time during which deportable noncitizens are held in police premises, and depending on the country Detention may last just one month (e.g., France) or up to 18 months (the Netherlands). While previous research has explored various dimensions of noncitizen Detention including the legal procedure, health consequences, the Condition of Detention centers, and the lives of deportable noncitizens, the empirical assessment of the determinants of decisions on preremoval Detention are largely unexplored. Using data from court proceedings of police petitions of Detention in Spain and a quantitative strategy, in this article we undertake an empirical analysis of noncitizen Detention combining personal background of deportable noncitizens, legal factors of the case, and the behavior of different actors involved in the procedure. To do it, we fit models that take into account variation occurred at judicial district levels. Results indicate, on the one hand, that relevant actors involved in the procedure use different informational cues to decide on cases. On the other hand, the role of prosecutors and attorneys during hearings proves also relevant to predict Detention.

  • Across the Sloping Meadow Floor : An Empirical Analysis of Detention of Deportable Non-Citizens
    SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017
    Co-Authors: Joan-josep Vallbé, Markus González Beilfuss, Barak Kalir
    Abstract:

    In many countries, the law permits state authorities to detain non-citizens who have pending deportation orders. As a measure against the right of liberty, international law, the EU legal framework and states establish a number of procedural safeguards, such as legal aid and judicial review. Typically the judicial decision about Detention must be made within a short period of time during which deportable non-citizens are held in police premises, and depending on the country Detention may last just one month (e.g., France) or up to 18 months (the Netherlands). While previous research has explored various dimensions of non-citizen Detention including the legal procedure, health consequences, the Condition of Detention centers, and the lives of deportable non-citizens, the empirical assessment of the determinants of decisions on deportation are largely unexplored. Using data from court proceedings of police petitions of Detention and a quantitative strategy, in this paper we undertake an empirical analysis of non-citizen Detention combining personal background of deportable non-citizens, legal factors of the case, and the behavior of different actors involved in the procedure. To do it, we fit multilevel logistic regression models that take into account variation occurred at both court and judicial district levels. Results indicate, on the one hand, that relevant actors involved in the procedure use different informational cues to decide on cases. On the other hand, the role of attorneys during hearings proves also relevant to predict Detention.

Blaise Nguendo H Yongsi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Ending up in prison healthy and getting out mentally ill: Prevalence and risk factors of psychiatric illnesses among jail inmates at the Kondengui Central Prison (Yaoundé-Cameroon)
    Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2018
    Co-Authors: Eric Clement Lele Nkoagne, Blaise Nguendo H Yongsi
    Abstract:

    Background: Mental disorders are a matter of great concern worldwide. The situation is particularly challenging in the developing countries given the substandard Detention Conditions of prisoners. This appears to be an obstacle to achieve the triple economic, social, and security goals of prisons of this 21st century. Objectives: This study aims at determining the prevalence and risk factors associated with mental disorders among inmates in Cameroon. Subjects and Setting: The study focuses on 230 convicted and unconvicted inmates being held at the Central Correctional Prison of Kondengui in Yaoundé. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study of a random sample was conducted to assess psychiatric disorders using a Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. The Chi-square test was used to determine associations at the 5% significance level, and magnitude of association was estimated using the odds ratio and its 95% confidence interval. Results: of the 230 inmates, 80 (34.8%) were diagnosed as suffering from a mental illness, and identified disorders were related to psychotic disorders (66.67%) to mood disorders (54.29%), borderline personality (38.57%), and suicidal thoughts (24.29%). Risk factors associated with those mental disorders were mostly environmental (the general prison environment), sociological and individual (regimes governing daily life inside prison). Conclusion: Mental disorders are common among inmates. Extrapolation of our results suggests that inmates in Cameroon need transfer to hospital for specialized psychiatric treatment and services and that environmental Condition of Detention must be improved

H Blaise Nguendo Yongsi - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Ending up in prison healthy and getting out mentally ill: Prevalence and risk factors of psychiatric illnesses among jail inmates at the Kondengui Central Prison (Yaoundé-Cameroon)
    Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour, 2018
    Co-Authors: Eric Clement Lele Nkoagne, H Blaise Nguendo Yongsi
    Abstract:

    Background: Mental disorders are a matter of great concern worldwide. The situation is particularly challenging in the developing countries given the substandard Detention Conditions of prisoners. This appears to be an obstacle to achieve the triple economic, social, and security goals of prisons of this 21st century. Objectives: This study aims at determining the prevalence and risk factors associated with mental disorders among inmates in Cameroon. Subjects and Setting: The study focuses on 230 convicted and unconvicted inmates being held at the Central Correctional Prison of Kondengui in Yaounde. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study of a random sample was conducted to assess psychiatric disorders using a Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. The Chi-square test was used to determine associations at the 5% significance level, and magnitude of association was estimated using the odds ratio and its 95% confidence interval. Results: of the 230 inmates, 80 (34.8%) were diagnosed as suffering from a mental illness, and identified disorders were related to psychotic disorders (66.67%) to mood disorders (54.29%), borderline personality (38.57%), and suicidal thoughts (24.29%). Risk factors associated with those mental disorders were mostly environmental (the general prison environment), sociological and individual (regimes governing daily life inside prison). Conclusion: Mental disorders are common among inmates. Extrapolation of our results suggests that inmates in Cameroon need transfer to hospital for specialized psychiatric treatment and services and that environmental Condition of Detention must be improved.

Joan-josep Vallbé - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Across the Sloping Meadow Floor: An Empirical Analysis of Preremoval Detention of Noncitizens
    Law & Society Review, 2019
    Co-Authors: Joan-josep Vallbé, Markus González‐beilfuss, Barak Kalir
    Abstract:

    In many countries, the law permits state authorities to detain noncitizens before deportation. Typically judicial decisions about preremoval Detention must be made within a short period of time during which deportable noncitizens are held in police premises, and depending on the country Detention may last just one month (e.g., France) or up to 18 months (the Netherlands). While previous research has explored various dimensions of noncitizen Detention including the legal procedure, health consequences, the Condition of Detention centers, and the lives of deportable noncitizens, the empirical assessment of the determinants of decisions on preremoval Detention are largely unexplored. Using data from court proceedings of police petitions of Detention in Spain and a quantitative strategy, in this article we undertake an empirical analysis of noncitizen Detention combining personal background of deportable noncitizens, legal factors of the case, and the behavior of different actors involved in the procedure. To do it, we fit models that take into account variation occurred at judicial district levels. Results indicate, on the one hand, that relevant actors involved in the procedure use different informational cues to decide on cases. On the other hand, the role of prosecutors and attorneys during hearings proves also relevant to predict Detention.

  • Across the Sloping Meadow Floor : An Empirical Analysis of Detention of Deportable Non-Citizens
    SSRN Electronic Journal, 2017
    Co-Authors: Joan-josep Vallbé, Markus González Beilfuss, Barak Kalir
    Abstract:

    In many countries, the law permits state authorities to detain non-citizens who have pending deportation orders. As a measure against the right of liberty, international law, the EU legal framework and states establish a number of procedural safeguards, such as legal aid and judicial review. Typically the judicial decision about Detention must be made within a short period of time during which deportable non-citizens are held in police premises, and depending on the country Detention may last just one month (e.g., France) or up to 18 months (the Netherlands). While previous research has explored various dimensions of non-citizen Detention including the legal procedure, health consequences, the Condition of Detention centers, and the lives of deportable non-citizens, the empirical assessment of the determinants of decisions on deportation are largely unexplored. Using data from court proceedings of police petitions of Detention and a quantitative strategy, in this paper we undertake an empirical analysis of non-citizen Detention combining personal background of deportable non-citizens, legal factors of the case, and the behavior of different actors involved in the procedure. To do it, we fit multilevel logistic regression models that take into account variation occurred at both court and judicial district levels. Results indicate, on the one hand, that relevant actors involved in the procedure use different informational cues to decide on cases. On the other hand, the role of attorneys during hearings proves also relevant to predict Detention.