@article{ref1,
title="Predicting outcome of insanity acquittees released to the community",
journal="Behavioral sciences and the law",
year="1988",
author="Cohen, Marcia I. and Spodak, Michael K. and Silver, Stuart B. and Williams, Katherine",
volume="6",
number="4",
pages="515-530",
abstract="This research developed a model for forensic release decisions that incorporated actuarial and psychiatric predictors. The model was based on research that compared 127 insanity acquittees in the State of Maryland with a matched control group of 127 convicted felons and a comparison group of 135 mentally disordered prison transfers. The three cohorts were followed for an average of 10 years after release from hospital or prison. <br><br>FINDINGS on two outcome indicators are reported in this article: rearrests within 5 years after release and overall functioning in the community during 2½ years after release. Discriminant analysis was performed on the outcome variable of rearrest; it was found to accurately predict the outcome of 75% of the subjects with the following six variables: adjustment in hospital, clinical assessment of hospital staff, Global Assessment Scale score at release, functioning prior to instant offense, heroin addiction, and birth order. A second discriminant analysis identified seven variables that accurately predicted the overall functioning of 80.4% of the insanity acquittees.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0735-3936",
doi="10.1002/bsl.2370060408",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2370060408"
}