@article{ref1,
title="The criminal mental patient: a descriptive analysis and suggestions for future research",
journal="Criminal justice and behavior",
year="1987",
author="Lurigio, Arthur J. and Lewis, Dan A.",
volume="14",
number="3",
pages="268-287",
abstract="The present study extends prior research on the criminality of mental patients by providing an in-depth analysis of their movements through the criminal justice and mental health systems. The arrests and admissions of a random sample of patients were recorded during a six-month period, and the circumstances surrounding each of the episodes were examined. Criminal and psychiatric histories were also obtained along with patients' self-reports of violence and victimization experiences. Although relatively few of the patients were arrested during the reference period, a number of those who were arrested had serious criminal records. Patient arrestees were more likely than nonarrestees to be hospitalized in the follow-up period and to have more previous psychiatric admissions overall.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0093-8548",
doi="10.1177/0093854887014003002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854887014003002"
}