The predictive validity of the Dutch risk assessment instrument HKT-30 was investigated with a quasi-prospective design in a sample of habitual offenders with a substance use disorder (SUD). The study is reported according to RAGEE guidelines. The HKT-30 is an extension of the HCR-20. Files of 89 patients were coded and recidivism data were requested from the Ministry of Justice. Total scale scores and scores of the Clinical and Future scales were significantly predictive of recidivism for 1 and 2 years of time at risk, respectively. In contrast to earlier studies into recidivism, the H-scale had no predictive value. Regression analysis showed that the Clinical and Future scales contributed to the explanation of variance in recidivism, but not independently from each other. The conclusion is that the HKT-30 is a useful instrument for discovering risk factors and predicting recidivism for the population of habitual offenders with an SUD.
Download full-text PDF |
Source |
|---|---|
| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6136069 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0306624X18757350 | DOI Listing |
Publication Analysis
Top Keywords
Similar Publications
Subcultural Representations of Perpetrators and Victims of Crime and Violence Associated with Mental Disorders.
Rev Colomb Psiquiatr (Engl Ed)
December 2024
History of Medicine Unit, Department of Social and Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Introduction And Objectives: The beliefs and opinions of the general population are based substantially on mass media, which often equates mental disorders with violence and criminality. These stigmatising depictions contribute to the development and persistence of negative attitudes towards people with psychiatric conditions. The objective was to examine, through popular music, the subcultural representations of crime and violence in the context of mental disorders, focusing on depictions of victims and offenders.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEngagement and access to support for oral health, substance use, smoking and diet by people with severe and multiple disadvantage: A qualitative study.
PLoS One
December 2024
Population Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Background: Severe and multiple disadvantage (SMD) is the combined effect of experiencing homelessness, substance use and repeat offending. People experiencing SMD have high burden of physical and mental health issues. Oral health is one of the most common health problems in people experiencing SMD which interacts with substance use, smoking, and unhealthy diet to create a cycle of harm and disadvantage.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMen's influence of maternal substance use before, during, and after pregnancy: A qualitative study of men with criminal-legal involvement.
Drug Alcohol Depend
January 2025
Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, Doisy College of Health Sciences, Saint Louis University, 3437 Caroline St., Suite 2020, St. Louis, MO 63104, USA.
Background: While the adverse effects of substance use during pregnancy are well-established, the impact men with criminal-legal involvement who use substances have on their partner's substance-using behaviors is not well characterized. We aim to understand men's experiences and perspectives about how their substance use impacts romantic partner substance use in the preconception period, before a potential or actual pregnancy.
Methods: We conducted semi-structured interviews with men residing in a transition center in the Midwestern US with a substance use disorder (SUD) who partnered with women.
Bridging the gap: building and sustaining recovery capital in the transition from prison to recovery residences.
J Offender Rehabil
November 2023
Chesterfield County Jail, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA.
The transition from jail to community is a high-risk time for individuals experiencing substance use disorders (SUD), with elevated risks of overdose and other substance-related harms, as well as high recidivism rates and re-incarceration. Gains made from successful treatment in prison are often lost in this transition. The current paper evaluates this process for one justice programme, Chesterfield HARP, a Therapeutic Community based in the Chesterfield County jail that continues supporting former inmates through their release by examining engagement and retention rates and changes in recovery capital among incarcerated individuals before incarceration and after transition to recovery housing in the community.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffect of swearing on physical performance: a mini-review.
Front Psychol
November 2024
Department of Human Studies, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, United States.
Swearing, or using taboo language with the potential to offend, has been shown to improve physical performance during short and intense tasks requiring strength and power development. While consistent ergogenic effects of swearing have been observed across studies, the mechanisms by which swearing impacts physical performance are not fully clear. Swearing has been shown to modulate physiological (i.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWant AI Summaries of new PubMed Abstracts delivered to your In-box?
Enter search terms and have AI summaries delivered each week - change queries or unsubscribe any time!