Antti Latvala

Recorded Offending Trajectories Preceding Different Sanction Types: A Register-Based Study on the Ladder of Punishments

Abstract This study examines officially recorded offending trajectories leading to different types of criminal sanctions in the Finnish justice system. We focus on the most common sanctions in terms of quantity, with emphasis on suspended imprisonment, community service, and impr...

Lifetime substance use disorder and suicidal behaviour: a population-based familial co-aggregation register study

Abstract Substance use disorders (SUD) are associated with suicidal behaviour, but less is known regarding the extent to which familial factors influence these associations across different types of SUD. We performed a national register study including 4,209,615 individuals born...