Does mental health treatment reduce recidivism among offenders with a psychotic illness?
Prison inmate health surveys consistently show high proportions of prisoners have mental health problems; however, scholarly opinion is divided on the contribution of mental illness to offending. Some contend that mental illness is not a cause of offending and that mental health treatment will not r...
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Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
Sprache: | Englisch |
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2021
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Journal of criminology
Jahr: 2021, Band: 54, Heft: 2, Seiten: 239-258 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Prison inmate health surveys consistently show high proportions of prisoners have mental health problems; however, scholarly opinion is divided on the contribution of mental illness to offending. Some contend that mental illness is not a cause of offending and that mental health treatment will not reduce offending. Others maintain mental health treatment can reduce the risk of offending among persons with a significant mental illness. In this article we report the results of a rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of mental health treatment in reducing offending amongst a cohort of defendants with a diagnosis of psychosis. We find evidence that the provision of mental health treatment to defendants with a psychotic illness does significantly reduce the risk of further offending. |
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ISSN: | 2633-8084 |
DOI: | 10.1177/0004865821996426 |