Commentary: Toward an improved understanding of recidivism

J Am Acad Psychiatry Law. 2012;40(2):232-3.

Abstract

Setting out to identify predictors of recidivism in seriously mentally ill (SMI) persons who return to their community from prison, Hall and colleagues offer to the forensic community a substantive contribution to the organization of interventions aimed to promote both the social and the psychiatric recovery of these individuals and to reduce their rate of re-entry into the penal system. While their work in the field is praiseworthy, I would like to share my thoughts and considerations to stimulate a dialogue about a subject that should be of interest to both clinicians and policy makers.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Disorders / psychology*
  • Prisoners / psychology*
  • Social Adjustment*
  • Violence / prevention & control*