Citation

Eke AW, Hilton NZ, Meloy JR, Mohandie K, Williams J. Behav. Sci. Law 2011; 29(2): 271-283.

Affiliation

Research Unit, Behavioural Sciences and Analysis Services, Ontario Provincial Police, 777 Memorial Avenue, Orillia, Ontario, Canada L3V 7V3.. angela.eke@ontario.ca.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1002/bsl.975

PMID

21351134

Abstract

In a subsample of a multisite stalking study (Mohandie, Meloy, McGowan, & Williams, 2006) comprising 78 offenders from one site, 77% committed new offenses within an average follow-up of 106 months (8.8 years). Over half (56%) were charged for new stalking related offenses and 33% for violent recidivism. Violent reoffending, including sexual offenses, was predicted by risk factors consistent with existing literature: younger age at first conviction, prior release failures, and criminal history. Stalking recidivism was predicted by pre-index offending scores, using the Cormier-Lang, and prior diagnosis of a mental illness. In addition, stalkers with previously diagnosed mental illness had significantly more police contacts as complainants than those without; their recidivism was also more likely to be non-violent. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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