Does psychiatric disorder predict violent crime among released jail detainees? A six-year longitudinal study.

Abstract

The authors examined whetherjail detainees with schizo phrenia. major affective disorders, alcohol or drug use disorders, or psychotic symptoms hallucinations and de lusions are arrested more oftenfor violent crimes six years after release than detainees with no disorders. Trained interviewers assessed 728 randomly selected malejail de tainees using the National Institute ofMental Health Di agnostic Interview Schedule and then obtainedfollow-up arrest data for six years. Neither severe mental disorder nor substance abuse or dependence predicted the proba bility ofarrest or the number of arrests for violent crime. Persons with symptoms of both hallucinations and delit sions had a slightly higher number of arrests for violent crime, but not significantly so. These findings held even after controlling for prior violence and age. Thefindings do not support the stereotype that mentally ill criminals in variably commit violent crimes after they are released. Future directions for research are suggested. There is a long-standing stereotype that persons with mental illnesses are prone to violence Monahan, 1992; Steadman & Cocozza, 1978, an image reinforced by the news and entertainment media Gerbner, Gross, Morgan,

Psychiatric Disorder in Detained Male Adolescents as Risk Factor for Serious Recidivism

“…Although this finding is in line with earlier studies in adult offenders, 5,6 more studies in detained juveniles are warranted before a firm conclusion can be drawn. For example, specific psychiatric disorders such as psychotic disorders occurred in low rates.…”

“…In adult (forensic) psychiatry, studies have shown this is not the case. 5,6 Nevertheless, serious offenders in particular are often considered to be mentally ill, dangerous, and thus likely to reoffend. As no empirical evidence for such speculation is available, such stereotyping must critically be examined.…”

“…As no empirical evidence for such speculation is available, such stereotyping must critically be examined. 6 An important, but sparse, body of studies [7][8][9][10][11] focuses on psychiatric disorders as predictors of recidivism in severe juvenile delinquents. These 5 studies suggest that psychiatric disorder is, to some extent, related to future offending.…”

Parole Revocation Among Prison Inmates With Psychiatric and Substance Use Disorders

“…Although a handful of studies (21,(23)(24)(25)(26) have assessed recidivism among released inmates with mental illness, only one of these included an assessment of parole revocation (21). In a study of 72 Canadian parolees, Porporino and Motiuk (21) reported that compared with parolees without a major mental illness, parolees with such a condition were more likely to be reincarcerated for parole violations but less likely to be reincarcerated for committing a new criminal offense.…”

Trabzon’da Denetimli Serbestlik ve Yardım Merkezi Şube Müdürlüğü’nde Madde Bağımlılığı Nedeniyle Kayıtlı Olgularda Toksikolojik Analiz Bulguları ve Tedavi Uygulamalarının Değerlendirilmesi

“…Madde ba¤›ml›lar›n›n, kulland›klar› madde etkisi alt›nda birçok riskli davran›fla ve suç ifllemeye daha yatk›n olduklar› bilinmektedir (25,26). Bu kiflilerin en çok madde bulundurmak ve satmak, madde elde etmek için h›r-s›zl›k, gasp gibi suçlara kar›flt›klar›, sürdürdükleri yaflam flekli nedeniyle suç iflleme potansiyeline sahip kiflilerle iliflki içinde olduklar› ve suç iflleyen ba¤›ml›lar›n birço-¤unun suç ifllemeden hemen önce veya ifllerken madde kulland›klar› da bildirilmektedir (27)(28)(29)(30).…”