TY - JOUR
T1 - Predicting recidivism by mentally disordered offenders using the LSI-R:SV
AU - Ferguson, Alexander Murray
AU - Ogloff, James Robert
AU - Thomson, Lindsay
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - The Level of Service Inventorya??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
AB - The Level of Service Inventorya??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
UR - http://cjb.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/36/1/5
U2 - 10.1177/0093854808326525
DO - 10.1177/0093854808326525
M3 - Article
VL - 36
SP - 5
EP - 20
JO - Criminal Justice and Behavior
JF - Criminal Justice and Behavior
SN - 0093-8548
IS - 1
ER -
