TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Are release recommendations for NGRI acquittees informed by relevant data?
JO  - Behavioral sciences and the law
A1  - Manguno‐Mire, Gina M.
A1  - Thompson, John W.
A1  - Bertman‐Pate, Lisa J.
A1  - Burnett, Darla R.
A1  - Thompson, Hilary W.
SP  - 43
EP  - 55
VL  - 25
IS  - 1
N2  - 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 /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0735-3936
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bsl.724
ID  - ref1
ER  -