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S2. Ep. 6: TBI & the Justice System
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This season is made possible with the generous support of the Kimel-Schatzky Traumatic Brain Injury Innovation Fund.
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) can result in cognitive, emotional and behavioural symptoms such as memory impairment, poor judgement, issues with anger management, inappropriate emotional response, and engagement with high risk behaviours. These symptoms and impairments can increase an individual’s risk of interaction with police and involvement with the justice system. In fact, evidence indicates that individuals who have sustained a traumatic brain injury are about two and a half times more likely to be incarcerated than individuals without a TBI (McIsaac et al., 2016). Studies have also indicated that the majority of incarcerated participants report having a TBI before their first criminal offence.
In this episode, host Shaelyn Fitzpatrick is joined by guest speaker Dr. Flora Matheson to discuss the widely unknown and complex intersection between TBI and the criminal justice system.
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Flora Matheson, PhD
Research Scientist II, MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital
Associate Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Centre for Criminology & Sociolegal Studies, Institute of Medical Sciences
Dr. Flora Matheson leads the Justice and Equity Lab located at MAP Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St. Michael’s Hospital. As a Sociologist, her research is focused on solutions to reduce social and health inequities among people experiencing problems gambling and imprisonment; solutions that are built with and for these communities. As a Sociologist she uses a gender lens and social determinants of health approach to enact change.
Resources:
- Association between traumatic brain injury and incarceration: a population-based cohort study
- Brain Injury Canada
- Breaking the Cycle of Incarceration
Host & Producer:
Shaelyn Fitzpatrick, RN, BScN
Injury Prevention Educator
Centre for Injury Prevention
Producer:
Rheegan Goodale
Student Journalist and Multimedia Reporter
Humber College
Podcast Produced By:
Centre for Injury Prevention
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Music:
Klimenko Music at Premium Beats
Alexander Blu Music at Orangefreesounds.com
The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast are the speakers own and do not represent Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
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