@article{ref1,
title="A community service for high-risk mentally disordered sex offenders: a follow-up study",
journal="Journal of interpersonal violence",
year="2013",
author="Craissati, Jackie and Blundell, Rachel",
volume="28",
number="6",
pages="1178-1200",
abstract="There is sparse literature on mentally disordered sex offenders, and little is published on treatment participation and outcomes for this group. This article aims to describe the characteristics of a cohort of high-risk mentally disordered-largely personality disordered-sex offenders at risk in the community in southeast London.Drawing on various measures of personality dysfunction-including key developmental variables, a self-report personality disorder questionnaire Millon Clinical Multi-axial Inventory-III (MCMI-III) and psychopathy as measured by the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV)-the researchers describe the characteristics of a cohort of mentally disordered sex offenders referred to the Challenge project. Follow-up data for those placed in treatment are reported and include consideration of treatment completion and reconviction: the relationship between personality dysfunction and a dynamic measure of risk are also explored.Of the 137 participants, 53% were placed in the community treatment project. Seventy five percent completed treatment, and were followed up for an average of 40 months. Eleven percent were sexually reconvicted, 3% violently reconvicted. Community failure was best predicted by a combination of static risk and personality-related variables.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0886-2605",
doi="10.1177/0886260512468235",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0886260512468235"
}