Sökning: "Criminal recidivism"

Visar resultat 11 - 15 av 26 avhandlingar innehållade orden Criminal recidivism.

  1. 11. Mental illness and criminal behavior : individual characteristics related to criminal conduct among violent offenders with schizophrenia

    Författare :Anders Tengström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Criminality; Forensic psychiatry; HCR-20; Psychopathy; PCL; Risk assessment; Schizophrenia; Substance abuse; Violent crime; VRAG;

    Sammanfattning : During the last decades, interest has increased in structured risk assessment of future violence as well as in research addressing the link between schizophrenia and violence. The overall aim of this study was to extend our knowledge concerning risk assessment and the connection between schizophrenia and criminal behavior. LÄS MER

  3. 12. Violent recidivism among sexual offenders : risk factors and assessment procedures

    Författare :Gabrielle Sjöstedt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Forensic psychiatry; risk assessment; actuarial assessment; PCL-R; VRAG; SVR-20; RRASOR; Static-99; sexual offenders; violent recidivism; criminality;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Assessment and management of risk for violent recidivism to prevent future offending among sexual offenders is an important and challenging task within social, correctional, and forensic mental health services. The overall aim of this thesis was to study the usefulness of various models for the assessment of risk for violent recidivism among sexual offenders in Sweden, and to explore the relationship between individual risk factors and violent recidivism. LÄS MER

  4. 13. Child Sexual Abuse: Crimes, Victims, Offender Characteristics, and Recidivism

    Författare :Anita Carlstedt; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; child sexual abuse; sexology; mental disorder; pedophilia; risk assessment;

    Sammanfattning : Background: Epidemiological research on child sexual abuse relies on health care surveys, anonymized population surveys, and criminal statistics, each with its methodological limitations. This study aims at compensating for these limitations by combining a population-based cohort from a large, representative region of Sweden and a clinic-referred group from the whole of Sweden. LÄS MER

  5. 14. Structured clinical assessment and management of risk of violent recidivism in mentally disordered offenders

    Författare :Mats Dernevik; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Nyckelord :Forensic; violence risk; risk assessment; risk management; recidivism; and clinical implementation;

    Sammanfattning : Background: The assessment of risk of violence among mentally disordered offenders has been a controversial but well-researched area in forensic psychology and psychiatry during the last decades. The main focus of this research has been on the predictive validity of various risk factors and methods of combining risk factors to gain the highest possible predictive accuracy. LÄS MER

  7. 15. Kognitiv behandling av livsstilskriminalitet : En utvärdering av programmen Ett nytt vägval och Nya utmaningar

    Författare :Sophia Lindblom; Arto Hiltunen; Susanne Strand; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Criminality; thinking patterns; sense of coherence; treatment effects; Kriminalitet; tankemönster; PICTS; SOC-13; PANAS; evidens; Psykologi; Psychology;

    Sammanfattning : The primary aim of this thesis was to make an initial evaluation of the cognitive-oriented treatment programs “A New Direction” for young people and ”New Challenges” for adult men. The treatment programs were examined in two studies mainly aimed at measuring treatment effects on criminal thought patterns and sense of coherence. LÄS MER