Mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) pose a significant challenge for forensic and
correctional staff charged with managing them in a safe and humane manner. As with non …

Typically, problems in offender management surface when offenders are considered for
release from an institution in which they were initially placed because of some violent …

Offenders with mental illness have attracted substantial attention over the recent years,
given their prevalence and poor outcomes. A number of interventions have been developed …

Many programs for offenders with mental illness (OMIs) seem to assume that serious mental
illness directly causes criminal justice involvement. To help evaluate this assumption, we …

Cognitive-behavioral programs which are structured, skills-based, and risk-focused have
been found to reduce recidivism rates by up to 55%. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) …

Crime is an expensive aspect of society, and each year huge amounts of public money are
spent on the courts, police, probation services, and prisons, while the human costs in terms …

AT the penalty hearing of Victor Saldano's capital murder case, a Texas jury was asked
whether the defendant, if not executed," would commit criminal acts of violence that would …

Prior research focusing on crime acquisition and crime desistance has advanced the
theoretical understanding of the psychology of crime and overcome many of the practical …

BackgroundTreatment within medium secure forensic psychiatry services is expected to
reduce risk to the public. AimsTo measure the period prevalence and incidence of offending …

Understanding the role that mental health issues play in justice-involved youth poses
challenges for research, policy, and practice. While mental health problems are generally …