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Recidivism rates of female offenders discharged from forensic psychiatric treatment [PDF]
ObjectiveRecidivism rates comprise an essential component in comprehensive risk assessment and should reflect the specific reference group of the individual being assessed.
Juliane Mayer +7 more
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The limits of human predictions of recidivism [PDF]
Dressel and Farid recently found that laypeople were as accurate as statistical algorithms in predicting whether a defendant would reoffend, casting doubt on the value of risk assessment tools in the criminal justice system.
Zhiyuan Lin, Jongbin Jung, Sharad Goel
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Recidivism among prisoners with severe mental disorders
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 +2 more
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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 +12 more
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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
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 +9 more
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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 +2 more
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Longitudinal Patterns of Sexual Recidivism by Age Over a 25-Year Follow-Up in California
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 +5 more
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Background: Comparing recidivism rates between countries may provide useful information about the relative effectiveness of different criminal justice policies.
Denis Yukhnenko +2 more
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Criminal Justice Diversion and the Importance of Program Retention
The United States has among the highest recidivism rates globally, with at least 1 in 4 rearrested within the same year of their initial charge. Many of these individuals are significantly impacted by poverty, mental illness, and substance use disorders.
Burcu Ozturk +3 more
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