Citation

Ferguson AM, Ogloff JRP, Thomson L. Crim. Justice Behav. 2009; 36(1): 5-20.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0093854808326525

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

The Level of Service Inventory--Revised: Screening Version (LSI-R:SV) has proven to validly predict reoffending in general offender populations but has not previously been studied specifically with offenders who have a major mental illness, including those with a dual diagnosis. This research project measures the validity of the LSI-R:SV for use with 208 mentally ill offenders who were released from a secure forensic hospital in Melbourne, Australia.

RESULTS indicate that the LSI-R:SV is a good predictor of recidivism among mentally disordered offenders. However, the LSI-R:SV does not reliably predict recidivism in individuals who attracted a dual diagnosis. Further research needs to reevaluate risk factors associated with recidivism in offenders with a dual diagnosis.

Language: en