A comparison of criminogenic risk factors and psychiatric symptomatology between psychiatric inpatients with and without criminal justice involvement

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ID21454792
AuthorsAngelea D Bolanos, Sean M Mitchell (0000-0002-3729-7368), Robert D Morgan (0000-0002-6263-5955), Karen Grabowski (0000-0002-3796-8248)
Year2020
Volume44
Issue4
Pages336-346
Publication date2020-08-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueLaw and Human Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0147-7307 • E-ISSN: 1573-661X
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1037/lhb0000391
PMID32496084
OpenAlexW3028696365
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

OBJECTIVE: Research suggests distinct criminal risk factors, not mental illness, are more strongly associated with most criminal behaviors. This notion has been supported among inpatient persons with mental illness (PMI) when examining antisocial cognitions; however, other key criminogenic risk factors (the Big Four and Central Eight risk factors) have not been examined among psychiatric inpatient PMI. HYPOTHESES: We hypothesized that criminal justice (CJ)-involved PMI would endorse significantly greater criminogenic risk compared to non-CJ-involved PMI and that these risk factors would significantly and accurately identify whether PMI had CJ involvement. Additionally, we hypothesized that PMI with and without a history of CJ involvement would not significantly differ on their reported psychiatric symptomatology. METHOD: = 68) CJ involvement histories. RESULTS: Multivariate analysis of variance and discriminant function analysis indicated significant differences between the Big Four and Central Eight criminal risk factors when classifying CJ and non-CJ groups. The Big Four risk factors correctly classified 85.9% of participants, and the Central Eight correctly classified 99.3% of participants into CJ and non-CJ groups; however, psychiatric symptoms only correctly classified 57.7% of participants into CJ and non-CJ groups. CONCLUSIONS: Criminal risk factors appear to be more strongly associated with CJ involvement among PMI than psychiatric symptomatology; therefore, psychotherapeutic intervention on criminal risk factors, not only mental illness, may decrease criminal recidivism among CJ-involved PMI. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)

Criminal justice · Criminal psychology · Criminology · Developmental psychology · Legal psychology · Mental health · Mental illness · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Personality Disorders and Psychopathology · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending · Schizophrenia research and treatment

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