Criminal Law

"Criminal Law" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A branch of law that defines criminal offenses, regulates the apprehension, charging and trial of suspected persons, and fixes the penalties and modes of treatment applicable to convicted offenders.

Descriptor ID	D003416
MeSH Number(s)	I01.198.290 I01.880.604.583.100
Concept/Terms	Criminal Law Criminal Law Criminal Laws Law, Criminal Laws, Criminal Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Justice, Criminal

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Anthropology, Education, Sociology and Social Phenomena [I]
Social Sciences [I01]
Criminology [I01.198]
Criminal Law [I01.198.290]
Sociology [I01.880]
Social Control, Formal [I01.880.604]
Jurisprudence [I01.880.604.583]
Criminal Law [I01.880.604.583.100]

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Bar chart showing 22 publications over 12 distinct years, with a maximum of 5 publications in 2020

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2001	1	0	1
2002	0	1	1
2004	1	0	1
2012	1	0	1
2016	2	0	2
2017	3	0	3
2018	0	2	2
2019	0	2	2
2020	3	2	5
2021	0	2	2
2022	1	0	1
2025	0	1	1

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Archibald P, Rhodes D, Thorpe R. Social Determinants of Substance Use in Black Adults with Criminal Justice Contact: Do Sex, Stressors, and Sleep Matter? Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2025 Jul 25; 22(8).

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Fontanilla T, Kim S, Bowen K, Choi HS, Talagi D, Fan VY, Borja V, Smith T, Curtis A. Linking Public Health and Public Safety Data on Co-occurring Disorders Among Adults in Hawaii's Criminal Justice System. J Public Health Manag Pract. 2022 Nov-Dec 01; 28(Suppl 6):S339-S342.

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Brewer R, Ramani SL, Khanna A, Fujimoto K, Schneider JA, Hotton A, Wilton L, Escobedo T, Harawa NT. A Systematic Review up to 2018 of HIV and Associated Factors Among Criminal Justice-Involved (CJI) Black Sexual and Gender Minority Populations in the United States (US). J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2022 08; 9(4):1357-1402.

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Archibald PC, Thorpe RJ. Life Stressors and Sleep Problems as Predictors of the Likelihood of Lifetime Cannabis Use among Black Adults with Criminal Justice Contact. Ethn Dis. 2021; 31(2):187-196.

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Ouellette RR, Goodman AC, Martinez-Pedraza F, Moses JO, Cromer K, Zhao X, Pierre J, Frazier SL. A Systematic Review of Organizational and Workforce Interventions to Improve the Culture and Climate of Youth-Service Settings. Adm Policy Ment Health. 2020 09; 47(5):764-778.

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Martin K, Taylor A, Howell B, Fox A. Does criminal justice stigma affect health and health care utilization? A systematic review of public health and medical literature. Int J Prison Health. 2020 07 15; 16(3):263-279.

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Vinson SY, Coffey TT, Jackson N, McMickens CL, McGregor B, Leifman S. Two Systems, One Population:: Achieving Equity in Mental Healthcare for Criminal Justice and Marginalized Populations. Psychiatr Clin North Am. 2020 09; 43(3):525-538.

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Takada S, Ettner SL, Harawa NT, Garland WH, Shoptaw SJ, Cunningham WE. Life Chaos is Associated with Reduced HIV Testing, Engagement in Care, and ART Adherence Among Cisgender Men and Transgender Women upon Entry into Jail. AIDS Behav. 2020 Feb; 24(2):491-505.

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Camplain R, Camplain C, Trotter RT, Pro G, Sabo S, Eaves E, Peoples M, Baldwin JA. Racial/Ethnic Differences in Drug- and Alcohol-Related Arrest Outcomes in a Southwest County From 2009 to 2018. Am J Public Health. 2020 01; 110(S1):S85-S92.

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Cunningham WE, Nance RM, Golin CE, Flynn P, Knight K, Beckwith CG, Kuo I, Spaulding A, Taxman FS, Altice F, Delaney JA, Crane HM, Springer SA. Self-reported antiretroviral therapy adherence and viral load in criminal justice-involved populations. BMC Infect Dis. 2019 Oct 29; 19(1):913.

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