@article{ref1,
title="A theoretically informed meta-analysis of the risk for general and violent recidivism for mentally disordered offenders",
journal="Aggression and violent behavior",
year="2014",
author="Bonta, James L. and Blais, Julie and Wilson, Holly A.",
volume="19",
number="3",
pages="278-287",
abstract="Mentally disordered offenders (MDOs) pose a significant challenge for forensic and correctional staff charged with managing them in a safe and humane manner. As with non-disordered offenders, it is important to identify the factors that are predictive of recidivism and can serve as treatment targets for MDOs. The present meta-analysis evaluated the relative predictive validity of the risk/need domains from the General Personality and Cognitive Social Learning (GPCSL) perspective and variables taken from the clinical perspective. The search yielded a total of 126 studies reporting on 96 unique samples (N = 23,900). <br><br>RESULTS indicated that all risk/need domains under the GPCSL perspective were significantly related to both general and violent recidivism. In contrast, the majority of clinical variables (with the exception of antisocial personality/psychopathy) were not predictive of either outcome. These findings emphasize the importance of identifying appropriate risk factors for MDOs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1359-1789",
doi="10.1016/j.avb.2014.04.014",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2014.04.014"
}