Recidivism follow-up for residents released from a forensic psychiatry behavior change treatment program
Abstract
Follow-up information on 64 men paroled from an institution-wide behavior modification program providing mental health treatment for adult felons was collected. Of the 64 men paroled, 18 (28.1%) either committed a technical parole violation or recommitted a new crime which resulted in further sentencing within 28 months after their release from the program. Institutional adjustment measures and MMPI scores were both nonpredictive of recidivism. It was concluded that assessments which combine knowledge of the post-release environment with current perceptions of how to react in that environment may be more sensitive predictors of community adjustment than personality measures or institutional behavioral profiles.
Publication Title
Journal of Psychiatric Treatment and Evaluation
Recommended Citation
McNamara, J., & Andrasik, F. (1982). Recidivism follow-up for residents released from a forensic psychiatry behavior change treatment program. Journal of Psychiatric Treatment and Evaluation, 4 (5), 423-426. Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/facpub2/2778
