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Association between neurodevelopmental disorders and recidivism among forensic outpatients under the Medical Treatment and Supervision Act in Japan: A retrospective cohort study [PDF]

PCN Reports
Aim Some features of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) have been discussed as potential factors related to criminal behavior, and addressing their characteristics may help prevent recidivism among forensic patients. However, evidence from Japan remains
Shota Matsunaga, Kumiko Ando
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Recidivism among prisoners with severe mental disorders

Heliyon, 2023
Introduction: Mental disorders are common among prison inmates, with a high rate of recidivism found among those with severe mental disorders. In Japan, the number of inmates with mental disorders has been increasing with the increasing rate of ...
Marika Okamura, Takayuki Okada, Yusuke Okumura   +2 more
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Criminal recidivism in offenders with and without intellectual disability sentenced to forensic psychiatric care in Sweden—A 17-year follow-up study

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
BackgroundOffenders with intellectual disability (ID) constitute a distinct subgroup of offenders with mental disorders. Regarding criminal recidivism, it is unclear whether or not offenders with ID in forensic psychiatric settings differ from offenders ...
Hanna Edberg, Hanna Edberg, Hanna Edberg, Hanna Edberg, Qi Chen, Peter Andiné, Peter Andiné, Peter Andiné, Henrik Larsson, Henrik Larsson, Tatja Hirvikoski, Tatja Hirvikoski, Tatja Hirvikoski   +12 more
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Estimating the Probability of Sexual Recidivism Among Men Charged or Convicted of Sexual Offences: Evidence-Based Guidance for Applied Evaluators

Sexual Offending, 2021
Risk assessment is routinely applied in forensic decision-making. Although relative risk information from risk scales is robust across diverse samples and settings, estimates of the absolute probability of sexual recidivism are not. Nonetheless, absolute
L. Maaike Helmus
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General and violent recidivism of former forensic psychiatric patients in Finland

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
BackgroundForensic psychiatric care in Finland is provided to individuals who have committed a crime due to a serious mental disorder and are in need of psychiatric care. The reconviction (recidivism) rates for this patient group vary in time and between
Ilkka Ojansuu, Antti Latvala, Hannu Kautiainen, Hannu Kautiainen, Jonas Forsman, Jonas Forsman, Jari Tiihonen, Jari Tiihonen, Jari Tiihonen, Markku Lähteenvuo   +9 more
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Mental health disorders and recidivism among incarcerated adult offenders in a correctional facility in South Africa: A cluster analysis.

PLoS ONE, 2023
The contribution of mental illness, substance use, and appetitive aggression to recidivism has significant policy and practice implications. Offenders with untreated mental illness have a higher recidivism rate and a greater number of criminogenic risk ...
Kwanele Shishane, Johannes John-Langba, Eyitayo Onifade   +2 more
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Longitudinal Patterns of Sexual Recidivism by Age Over a 25-Year Follow-Up in California

Sexual Offending, 2022
This study followed 146 sexual offenders released from prison custody for a period of 25-years. Overall, 34% of individuals committed at least one sexual reoffense in the 25 years following release from incarceration.
Stephanie Brooks Holliday, Shoba Sreenivasan, Sarah Cusworth Walker, Victor Jordan, Allen Azizian, Thomas Garrick   +5 more
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Incarceration, Recidivism and Employment [PDF]

Journal of Political Economy, 2016
Understanding whether, and in what situations, time spent in prison is criminogenic or preventive has proven challenging due to data availability and correlated unobservables. This paper overcomes these challenges in the context of Norway’s criminal justice system, offering new insights into how incarceration affects subsequent crime and employment. We
Bhuller, Manudeep, Mogstad, Magne, Dahl, Gordon Boyack, Løken, Katrine Vellesen   +3 more
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Ethics and Trustworthiness of AI for Predicting the Risk of Recidivism: A Systematic Literature Review

Information, 2023
Artificial Intelligence (AI) can be very beneficial in the criminal justice system for predicting the risk of recidivism. AI provides unrivalled high computing power, speed, and accuracy; all harnessed to strengthen the efficiency in predicting convicted
Michael Mayowa Farayola, Irina Tal, Regina Connolly, Takfarinas Saber, Malika Bendechache   +4 more
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A systematic review of criminal recidivism rates worldwide: 3-year update [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Wellcome Open Research, 2020
Background: Comparing recidivism rates between countries may provide useful information about the relative effectiveness of different criminal justice policies.
Denis Yukhnenko, Shivpriya Sridhar, Seena Fazel   +2 more
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