RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Commentary: Toward an Improved Understanding of Recidivism
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 232
OP 233
VO 40
IS 2
A1 Alexandre J. R. Carré
YR 2012
UL http://jaapl.org/content/40/2/232.abstract
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.