PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Carré, Alexandre J. R.
TI  - Commentary: Toward an Improved Understanding of Recidivism
DP  - 2012 Apr 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 232--233
VI  - 40
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/40/2/232.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/40/2/232.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2012 Apr 01; 40
AB  - 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.