PSYCH 3CC3 Study Guide - Final Guide: Forensic Psychiatry, Psychiatric Assessment, Base Rate
13 Nov 2016
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Estimations are taken into account when judge sentence an individual (i. e how long before parole, what programs should be in place) When the time for parole comes up, you have to be assess if you are given it: one factor is will you reoffend violently. For non-violent offenses, recidivism rates are really high , something like 50% (drugs etc. ) Near the end of his term he was moved to a mental hospital, and kept there pass his term. Ba(cid:454)tro(cid:373)"s rights (cid:448)iolated- hospitalized beyond prison term without dangerousness assessment. So he sued , supreme court agreed. ~1,000 prisoners moved to low security hospitals: they were released, kept bc thought they will reoffend, 20% subsequently violent, 18% discharged within a year, 1% later readmitted to secure hospitals. Over 4. 5 years: 50% of patients released, <3 % returned to secure hospital. Murder is hardly ever repeated, except for serial murders. You have to be assessed for violent reoffending.
