Citation

Blaauw E, Doddema B, de Vogel V, Bogaerts S. Int. J. Law Psychiatry 2020; 68: e101538.

Affiliation

Tilburg University, Department of Developmental Psychology and Fivoor Science & Treatment Innovation, Department of Developmental Psychology, Simon Building Room S319, PO Box 90153, 5000 LE Tilburg, the Netherlands. Electronic address: s.bogaerts@uvt.nl.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2020, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.ijlp.2019.101538

PMID

32033702

Abstract

Previous research has shown that female persistent offenders have multiple psychiatric and psychosocial problems, such as substance use disorders, other mental disorders, financial problems and housing problems. The present study examined recidivism and predictors of recidivism in a sample of 74 Dutch female high level persistent offenders who had been subjected to a special court order for persistent offenders, called ISD [Inrichting Stelselmatige Daders]. The criminal records were studied to gain insight in the criminal charges against women after release from the ISD.

RESULTS showed that 43% of the persistent female offenders had registered justice contacts within one year after release, of which the majority concerned non-violent property offences. However, the number of offences was found to be significantly reduced after their release. No offence-related, demographic, substance-related, psychiatric or personal history characteristics were found to be predictive for general recidivism.

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Language: en

Keywords

Females; Persistent offenders; Predictors; Recidivism