Persons With Severe Mental Illnesses and Sex Offenses: Recidivism After Prison Release

Individuals who have committed sex offenses (ISOs) with severe mental illnesses are a complex population to serve and more research is needed to guide practice and policy, especially around community supervision, enrollment in Medicaid, housing, employment, criminal justice contacts, and reincarcera...

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Main Author: Cuddeback, Gary S. (Author)
Contributors: Grady, Melissa ; Blank Wilson, Amy
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2019
In: International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Community supervision
Gemeinde
Psychische Erkrankung
Recidivism
Rückfälligkeit
Schwere Persönlichkeitsstörung
Severe mental illnesses
Sex offenders
Sexualstraftäter
Sexualtäter
Überwachung
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Summary:Individuals who have committed sex offenses (ISOs) with severe mental illnesses are a complex population to serve and more research is needed to guide practice and policy, especially around community supervision, enrollment in Medicaid, housing, employment, criminal justice contacts, and reincarceration after prison reentry. To further the literature in this area, we used logistic regression to model recidivism and admissions to violator or prison facilities among 127 ISOs with severe mental illnesses and 2,935 people with severe mental illnesses who were incarcerated in prison for other crimes. Compared to prison releasees with severe mental illnesses who committed crimes other than sex offenses, prison releasees with severe mental illnesses who committed sex offenses were admitted to violator facilities at higher rates, when controlling for substance use, Medicaid enrollment, homelessness, and unemployment. Implications for practice, policy and research are discussed.
ISSN:1552-6933
DOI:10.1177/0306624X19842994