The Characteristics and Course After Discharge of Mentally Disordered Homicide and Non-Homicide Offenders

Clarke, Martin; McCarthy, Lucy; Huband, Nick; Davies, Steffan; Hollin, Clive R.; Duggan, Conor

doi:10.1177/1088767915570312

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“…Hence, various researchers have suggested that murderers and nonmurderers may have differences in their motivations (Richetin & Richardson, 2008). For example, Clarke et al (2016) compared mentally disordered offenders who had committed homicide to mentally disordered offenders who had committed other acts of violence. They found that homicide per-petrators were less likely to have suffered childhood adversity, had less generalized criminality, and were more likely to have a diagnosis of schizophrenia.…”

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“…For the homicide group (our proxy for the less criminogenic group of offenders in this high-risk offender sample), we hypothesized that their criminal/violent behavior does not stem from procriminal attitudes, and hence, we did not predict any relationship between measures of past convictions and implicit attitudes to violence in this group. We acknowledge that the distinction between homicide versus nonhomicide offenders is only a crude proxy for the distinction proposed by Moffitt (1993) for the more criminogenic and life-time antisocial offenders and for the distinction outlined by Glasser (1996), but note that such a distinction that has been used in other empirical examinations of criminal motivations (Clarke et al, 2016; Gray et al, 2003; Sherretts et al, 2017).…”

Section: Typologies Of Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

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Implicit measurement of violence-related cognitions.

Blumenthal¹,

Gray²,

Shuker³

et al. 2019

Psychology of Violence

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Objective: Violence-related cognitions may underpin many acts of violence, but explicit self-report measures of these cognitions may be inadequate to assess them fully due to their unconscious nature or due to deliberate dissimulation. We designed three versions of the implicit association test (IAT) that separately examined violence-related associations to valence (good vs bad), hedonic-value (enjoy vs dislike) and arousal (exciting vs boring) and examined if these were associated with greater levels of past criminal activity and selfreported violence. Method: The three IATs were administered to an offender sample (N = 108) with a history of serious offending and a diagnosis of Personality Disorder. Violence was assessed via the Proactive and Reactive Aggression Questionnaire and by examination of previous convictions. Results: The IATs showed good to moderate reliability. The valence-IAT did not show any significant correlations to the measures of previous violence. The hedonic value-IAT showed positive relationships with official records of convictions, especially among participants without a conviction for homicide. The arousal-IAT was positively related to self-reported aggression in those without a conviction for homicide. Conclusions: The results show some promise that indirect techniques may be able to measure violence-related cognitions.

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Section: Typologies Of Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Typologies Of Violencementioning

confidence: 99%

Implicit measurement of violence-related cognitions.

Blumenthal¹,

Gray²,

Shuker³

et al. 2019

Psychology of Violence

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“…Similarly, it cannot be determined whether any offenders in the control sample had an SV crime in their criminal history prior to 2001. For the control sample, this would be problematic based on the criteria for their inclusion; yet other research that has used matched‐case controls cannot certify that the control sample did not contain offenders with SV previous convictions that were unknown to the police (e.g., Clarke et al, ; Soothill et al, ), and thus, it is evident that this is a limitation associated with the type of data used.…”

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Do female offenders differ? Comparing the criminal histories of serious violent perpetrators with a control sample

Coleman

Almond

McManus

2017

Journal Invest Psychology

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In view of earlier research, female offenders have not received as much attention as male perpetrators. Thus, the research aimed to gain insight into the types of offences committed by serious violent female offenders (n = 206; those who had committed grievous bodily harm, attempted murder, or homicide) and to explore differences with control female perpetrators (n = 447); control offenders were matched according to age and year of offence of the serious violent offenders. The purpose was to, therefore, gather an understanding of female offenders and to determine if the serious violent perpetrators differed from the control sample. A UK police force provided data of offences committed between April 2001 and April 2011. Descriptive information was analysed, with comparisons being made using Mann–Whitney U tests and chi‐square analyses. About 72.3% (n = 149) of serious violent offenders had one or more recorded convictions and were significantly more likely to have committed a previous violent offence than the control sample. On the other hand, control perpetrators had a higher likelihood of having previously committed a theft‐related offence, when compared to serious violent females. Therefore, the findings indicate the types of offences committed by female offenders and highlight the differences between serious violent perpetrators and offenders in the control sample. The implications and limitations are discussed.

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“…Prior research on homicide offender recidivism, though limited in frequency, has offered valuable insight into the reoffending patterns of this distinct group of offenders. 1 While some studies have focused on offenders within the U.S. (Liem et al, 2014; Neuilly et al, 2011; Roberts et al, 2007), most have centered on homicide offenders in Australia and Europe (Baay et al, 2012; Broadhurst et al, 2018; Clarke et al, 2016; Eronen et al, 1996; Gottlieb & Gabrielsen, 1990; Sturup & Lindqvist, 2014; Tiihonen et al, 1995). Overall, this research indicates that the extent of recidivism among homicide offenders varies considerably from about 1% to upwards of 80%.…”

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Exploring the Role of Psycho-Social Factors on the Recidivism of Homicide Offenders

2023

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Research on criminal recidivism is extensive. However, little is known about how cumulative risk factors influence recidivism, specifically among homicide offenders. The current study examines the effect of cumulative psychological and social risk factors on recidivism patterns for homicide offenders released in Florida between 2004 and 2011. Analyses of 4,323 homicide offenders indicate that the influence of cumulative psycho-social risk factors varies depending on the measure of recidivism and the statistical method used. The implications of these findings for theory and research are considered.

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The Characteristics and Course After Discharge of Mentally Disordered Homicide and Non-Homicide Offenders

Cited by 8 publications

References 38 publications

Implicit measurement of violence-related cognitions.

Implicit measurement of violence-related cognitions.

Do female offenders differ? Comparing the criminal histories of serious violent perpetrators with a control sample

Exploring the Role of Psycho-Social Factors on the Recidivism of Homicide Offenders

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