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The Effect of Length of Hospitalization on Re-arrest Among Insanity Plea Acquittees

Richard Miraglia and Donna Hall
Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online December 2011, 39 (4) 524-534;
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    Survival estimates of rates of re-arrest and re-arrest for violence among NGRI releases.

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    Estimate of re-arrest by time in treatment (at means of covariates).

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    Estimate rate of re-arrest for violence by time in treatment (at means of covariates), males only.

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    Profile of Sample

    Mean %SD
    Control variables
        Demographics
            Male, %82
            Age at release, y41.512.0
        Pre-admission criminal history, n
            Arrests3.44.2
            Arrests for violence1.61.4
            Incarcerative terms0.51.5
            Different crimes1.10.8
        Pre-release diagnoses, %
            Antisocial24
            Substance abuse49
            Psychotic83
        Pre-330 hospitalization, y0.92.8
        Arrests in hospital as 330
            Arrests, n0.10.5
    Predictor variables
        Years hospitalized as 330, n6.34.4
        Years hospitalized as 330, grouped, y
            0–2 y18
            3–5 y34
            6–8 y24
            9 or more y23
    Dependent variables
        Arrested after release, %
            Any arrest20.8
            Arrest for violence10.6
    • N = 386.

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    Result of Cox Regression Analysis of Correlates of Rearrest

    BSig.Exp(B)Exp(B)-1
    Male1.6050.0074.9783.978
    Age at release−0.0500.0000.952−0.048
    Antisocial diagnosis0.7070.0022.0281.028
    Arrest while in hospital as 3300.6320.0001.8810.881
    Years in hospital as 3300.045
        0–2 y1.2100.0193.3532.353
        3–5 y0.7170.1492.0481.048
        6–8 y0.5210.3151.6830.683
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    Result of Cox Regression Analysis of Correlates of Rearrest for Violence

    BSig.Exp(B)Exp(B)-1
    Age at release−0.0820.0000.921−0.079
    Arrests for violence at admission, n0.2750.0011.3160.316
    Years in hospital as 3300.192
        0–2 y0.6680.2721.9600.950
        3–5 y−0.1440.8130.866−0.134
        6–8 y0.2480.6751.2820.282
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