@article{ref1,
title="Are release recommendations for NGRI acquittees informed by relevant data?",
journal="Behavioral sciences and the law",
year="2007",
author="Manguno‐Mire, Gina M. and Thompson, John W. and Bertman‐Pate, Lisa J. and Burnett, Darla R. and Thompson, Hilary W.",
volume="25",
number="1",
pages="43-55",
abstract="We conducted a retrospective review of factors involved in clinical recommendations for release of patients adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity (NGRI). Medical records from 91 patients in a maximum security forensic hospital who participated in a formal hearing process to determine suitability for release were reviewed. The purpose of the study was twofold: (1) to examine the process involved in day to day clinical decision-making regarding release from a maximum security forensic hospital and (2) to determine what factors in a patient's clinical and legal history were related to recommendation decisions. Multivariate statistical methods revealed that among the clinical, demographic, and legal information available to clinicians at the time a formal release recommendation was made two factors emerged that were significantly related to release recommendations: PCL-R score and the age at which the patient committed his first criminal offense. Patients with high levels of psychopathy and those who engaged in criminal behavior at a younger age were less likely to be recommended for release from a maximum security forensic hospital. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0735-3936",
doi="10.1002/bsl.724",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bsl.724"
}