RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Predictors of General and Violent Recidivism Among SMI Prisoners Returning to Communities in New York State
JF Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
JO J Am Acad Psychiatry Law
FD American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law
SP 221
OP 231
VO 40
IS 2
A1 Hall, Donna L.
A1 Miraglia, Richard P.
A1 Lee, Li-Wen G.
A1 Chard-Wierschem, Deborah
A1 Sawyer, Donald
YR 2012
UL http://jaapl.org/content/40/2/221.abstract
AB Correctional and forensic mental health systems throughout the country are routinely called on to manage and provide treatment for mentally ill prison inmates. This study identifies criminal justice and mental health predictors of general re-arrest and re-arrest for violence in seriously mentally ill (SMI) persons leaving prison in New York State. Both length and diversity of criminal history predicted general re-arrest, as did substance abuse diagnoses, participation in community mental health treatment, parole supervision, and coordinated parole and mental health services. Only demographics and criminal justice measures were predictive of re-arrest for violence. The rate of re-arrest for violence in this SMI sample was lower than that of general prison release populations.