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Support for the predictive validity of the multifactor offender readiness model (MORM): forensic patients' readiness and engagement with therapeutic groups
ConclusionsInternal factors of the MORM could be useful contributors to decisions about treatment readiness for hospitalised male offender‐patients. Up to one in three programmes offered were refused, so clinical use of the MORM to aid referral decisions could optimise the most constructive use of resources for every individual. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - June 19, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Mehdi Alemohammad, Jane L. Wood, James Tapp, Estelle Moore, Alan Skelly Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Predictive accuracy of the Historical ‐Clinical‐Risk Management‐20 for violence in forensic psychiatric wards in Japan
ConclusionsOur results are consistent with studies previously conducted in Western countries. This suggests that the HCR‐20 is an effective tool for supporting risk of violence assessment in Japanese forensic psychiatric wards. Its widespread use in clinical practice could enhance safety and would certainly promote transparency in risk‐related decision‐making. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - June 12, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Kaoru Arai, Ayumi Takano, Takako Nagata, Naotsugu Hirabayashi Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Questioning fairness: the relationship of mental health and psychopathic characteristics with young offenders' perceptions of procedural justice and legitimacy
ConclusionsOur findings suggest that examining the relationship between procedural justice, legitimacy and offending without taking intra‐individual variables into account may neglect important influences on those relationships. Other research has begun to show that young people who do not accept the law as legitimate or the criminal justice system as fair are more likely to offend. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - June 12, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Erika K. Penner, Catherine S. Shaffer, Jodi L. Viljoen Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Psychopathological features in a sample of substance ‐abusing individuals with criminal history: Towards a definition of a personality prototype of an ‘Addict with Criminal Conduct’
ConclusionsThese findings allow us to hypothesise that substance abusers who also have criminal convictions may have a specific personality profile. If further research were to confirm this, then it could have important implications for identifying people for particular treatment pathways and developing more effective treatments. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - April 21, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Alessio Gori, Lucia Ponti, Franca Tani, Giuseppe Iraci Sareri, Marco Giannini, Patrizia Meringolo, Giuseppe Craparo, Angelo Bruschi, Vincenzo Caretti, Marco Cacioppo, Rolando Paterniti, David Schuldberg Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Psychopathological features in a sample of substance‐abusing individuals with criminal history: Towards a definition of a personality prototype of an ‘Addict with Criminal Conduct’
ConclusionsThese findings allow us to hypothesise that substance abusers who also have criminal convictions may have a specific personality profile. If further research were to confirm this, then it could have important implications for identifying people for particular treatment pathways and developing more effective treatments. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - April 21, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Alessio Gori, Lucia Ponti, Franca Tani, Giuseppe Iraci Sareri, Marco Giannini, Patrizia Meringolo, Giuseppe Craparo, Angelo Bruschi, Vincenzo Caretti, Marco Cacioppo, Rolando Paterniti, David Schuldberg Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The relationship between types of childhood victimisation and young adulthood criminality
ConclusionsOur findings help to identify those forms of harm to children that are most likely to be associated with later criminality. Even after accounting for gender, substance misuse and psychopathology, childhood experience of violence – directly or as a witness – carries risk for adulthood criminal behaviour, so such children need targeted support and treatment. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - April 21, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Kathryn H. Howell, Åsa K. Cater, Laura E. Miller‐Graff, Laura E. Schwartz, Sandra A. Graham‐Bermann Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Family intervention in a prison environment: A systematic literature review
ConclusionsConsistency in findings across the wide‐ranging studies suggested that family therapies may indeed be helpful for prisoners and their families, so further research is warranted. The fact that a randomised controlled trial proved feasible should encourage researchers to seek more robust data and to determine which form of intervention is effective and in which circumstances. It would also be useful to develop an improved understanding of mechanisms of change. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - April 21, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Anna Roberts, Juliana Onwumere, Andrew Forrester, Vyv Huddy, Majella Byrne, Catherine Campbell, Manuela Jarrett, Patricia Phillip, Lucia Valmaggia Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Training probation officers in case formulation for personality disordered offenders
ConclusionOur findings provide further evidence for the effectiveness of training offender managers in case formulation. This is encouraging in terms of extending implementation of the Offender Personality Disorder Pathway, but a full trial is indicated, partly not only because sample sizes have been small so far, but also because the participants have been enthusiastic volunteers rather than randomly selected offender managers, and there are indications from other work that we know too little about optimal extent of training and about whether its effects are sustained. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source...
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - March 31, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Susan Brown, Chris Beeley, Gita Patel, Birgit Völlm Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Predictive accuracy of the Historical‐Clinical‐Risk Management‐20 for violence in forensic psychiatric wards in Japan
ConclusionsOur results are consistent with studies previously conducted in Western countries. This suggests that the HCR‐20 is an effective tool for supporting risk of violence assessment in Japanese forensic psychiatric wards. Its widespread use in clinical practice could enhance safety and would certainly promote transparency in risk‐related decision‐making. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - March 31, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Kaoru Arai, Ayumi Takano, Takako Nagata, Naotsugu Hirabayashi Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The impact of a community mental health initiative on outcomes for offenders with a serious mental disorder
Conclusions/implications for practiceProvision of specialised community mental health services for higher‐risk male offenders with a mental disorder may reduce recidivism in the short and longer term – within 3 months and up to 4 years respectively. Statistical modelling also pointed to the need to include treatment for substance abuse and assistance in identifying stable accommodation and brokerage of community services among the interventions and services. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - March 31, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Lynn A Stewart, Shanna Farrell‐MacDonald, Stacey Feeley Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Circles of support and accountability: The characteristics of core members in England and Wales
Conclusions/implications for practiceCircles have been used to support the reintegration of a wide range of sex offenders. Given their rapid growth and flexibility, consistent recording standards are required across. These standards should be reviewed periodically to ensure all important fields of change are captured, including frequency of attendance, length per session and quality of engagement in the work. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - March 31, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Martin Clarke, Leah Warwick, Birgit Völlm Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Everything moves on: referral trends to a leavers' group in a high secure hospital and trial leave progress of group graduates
ConclusionsA leavers' group appeared to be a valued therapy option for people who had spent a long time in high secure psychiatric care, or those who continued to require hospital treatment beyond prison tariffs. There was a low return rate from trial leave, which made the evaluation of this outcome difficult. A detailed study into both the reasons for return from trial leave and successes would provide further information on ideal preparation for moving on. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - March 31, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Gwen Adshead, Natalie Pyszora, Claire Wilson, Ramesh Gopie, Deryk Thomas, Julia Smith, Emily Glorney, Estelle Moore, James Tapp Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Sexual behaviour in preschool children in the context of intra ‐parental violence and sexual coercion
ConclusionsIt may seem unlikely that 3‐ to 5‐ year‐old children can understand that their parents are in a sexually coercive relationship, but our findings suggest that they are sufficiently aware of such behaviours when they occur that they may start to model their own behaviour on them. Clinicians and social workers may need to be more aware of this possibility. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - March 28, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Jesse Cale, Patrick Lussier Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Treatment no ‐show in forensic outpatients with ADHD
ConclusionsNo‐show is of particular concern in forensic mental health settings. In the current study, no‐show was primarily associated with features related to the time of initial consultation. More attention should thus be paid at this stage to using a standard method of assessing a wider range of variables likely to affect attendance. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - February 16, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Kasja Woicik, Rosalind Lem, Jelle J. Sijtsema, Stefan Bogaerts Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Impaired executive function in 14‐ to 16‐year‐old boys with conduct disorder is related to recidivism: A prospective longitudinal study
ConclusionsImpaired executive function appears to predispose to recidivism among young first‐time male offenders with conduct disorder. Our findings also suggest that further precise assessments of environmental stress on developing neurocognitive function could clarify the background of antisocial behaviour. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. (Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health)
Source: Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health - February 10, 2016 Category: Criminology Authors: Hideki Miura, Yasuyuki Fuchigami Tags: Original Article Source Type: research