International observations pertaining to the nature of predominant mental health disorders amongst serious offenders, comorbid mental health disorders and the extended sentences these offenders tend to serve have been confirmed by research conducted by the authors.Johan Prinsloo...
Sickness and Sin: Mental Disorders, Crime and Criminal Justicedoi:10.1080/09627259508552696Herschel PrinsCriminal Justice Matters
For comparison, the general rate in the United States of people who have experienced symptoms of mental health disorders is less than 20 percent. The high incidence of mental health problems among those accused of crimes presents a significant problem. Once a crime has been committed, what is ...
The reason for such behaviour is often organic in nature in the form of mental health disorders. The identification of persons suffering from mental health disorders and adequate mental health care are strategic concerns for crime reduction initiatives generally. Poor mental health is internationally ...
Evidence has accumulated since the mid 1960s from a number of different countries indicating an association between mental disorder and crime and particularly between the major mental disorders and violence. Registries in Denmark were used to identify a birth cohort and to document all psychiatric admi...
B, Same analysis restricted to the 83 cohort members who received inpatient mental-health services: 74 met criteria for an internalizing disorder, 70 met criteria for an externalizing disorder, and 41 of 83 met criteria for a thought disorder. Figure 4. Ebb and Flow of Mental Disorders View ...
Social workers should develop and implement clinical mental health treatment in correctional centers tailored to the mental health needs of subgroups identified through latent class analysis, including treatment for co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. Clinical mental health treatment ...
Furthermore, abuse of specific illicit drugs (e.g., marijuana, amphetamine, cocaine) is comorbid highly with physical and mental health, unsafe sexual practices, and involvement in antisocial behaviour and crime (Buckheit, Moskal, Spinola, & Maisto, 2018; Habersaat et al., 2018). Show ...
Department of Security and Crime ScienceOliverDepartment of Security and Crime ScienceStudies in Conflict and TerrorismCorner, E. (2016). Mental Health Disorders and the Terrorist: A Research Note Probing Selection Effects and Disorder Prevalence. Studies in Con- flict & Terrorism, 39(6), 560-568...
There’s also the use of drugs or alcohol, causing individuals with existing mental health issues to experience further suffering. But perhaps a more pressing concern is how people with mental disorders are usually the victims of violent crime. ...