@article{ref1,
title="Gender differences in reoffending after discharge from medium-secure units: National cohort study in England and Wales",
journal="British journal of psychiatry",
year="2006",
author="Maden, Anthony and Skapinakis, Petros and Lewis, Glyn and Scott, Finlay and Burnett, Roger and Jamieson, Ellen",
volume="189",
number="2",
pages="168-172",
abstract="BACKGROUND: Previous research has shown that there are gender differences in reoffending after discharge from medium-secure units, but these have not been adequately explained. AIMS: To investigate gender differences in reoffending after discharge from medium-secure psychiatric units. METHOD: All people discharged from medium-secure units in England and Wales between April 1997 and March 1998 were followed up for 1 year (n=959; 12% women). Reoffending was estimated by collecting reconviction data from the Home Office's Offenders' Index or from files at the mental health unit up to 2 years after discharge. RESULTS: Women were less likely than men to be reconvicted within 2 years of discharge (9% v. 16%, OR=0.49, 95% CI 0.25-0.98). Adjustments for history of self-harm, drug or alcohol problems and previous offending substantially reduced the gender difference. In the full model the OR was 0.97 (95% CI 0.45-2.12). CONCLUSIONS: Some or all of the gender differences in reoffending between men and women are explained by self-harm, alcohol and drug problems and previous criminal history.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0007-1250",
doi="10.1192/bjp.bp.105.014613",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.105.014613"
}