RT Article
T1 Diagnostic Moderators of the Risk-Recidivism Relationship for Offenders with Mental Illness
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 65
IS 16
SP 1756
OP 1774
A1 Carr, William Amory
A2 Baker, Amy Nicole
A2 Cassidy, James J.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1775776034
AB Recent research suggests that early onset of criminality is a potential marker for a subgroup of offenders with mental illness (OMI) for whom general risk/need factors are more relevant. The present study examines whether the presence of certain psychiatric diagnostic categories (i.e., Psychotic Disorders, Mood Disorders, Personality Disorders, Substance use Disorders) moderates the prediction of arrest outcomes using Level of Service Inventory-Revised (LSI-R) total scores in an archival sample of N = 179 OMI probationers. Moderator analyses demonstrated that LSI-R total scores predicted arrest outcomes significantly better for those with a diagnosis of Personality Disorder using path and survival analytic methods. Hierarchical regressions using LSI-R subscales as predictors revealed lower pro-criminal Attitudes for Mood Disordered participants, while more severe Criminal History and Family/Marital problems characterized those diagnosed with Personality Disorders. This study adds to the developing literature on subgroups of OMI for whom general risk/need factors are particularly important and highlights personality disturbance as another potential characterizing feature.
K1 Recidivism
K1 Criminogenic needs
K1 Offenders with mental illness
K1 Level of Service Inventory
K1 risk/needs
DO 10.1177/0306624X20969944