Glasgow University research finds domestic abuse a common cause and violent behaviour more likely in these women
Four in five female prisoners in Scotland have a history of significant head injury, with sustained domestic abuse the most likely cause, according to research that experts argue bolsters the case for routine screening of inmates.
The study – led by Glasgow University, funded by the Scottish government and published in the Lancet Psychiatry – also found that violent criminal behaviour was three times more likely in women with a history of significant head injury, and that these women spent three times longer in prison.
