The factors associated with criminal recidivism in Finnish male offenders: importance of neurocognitive deficits and substance dependence
| Autor: | Heikki Vartiainen, Tapio Korhonen, Jouko Katajisto, Tomi Lintonen, Heikki Hämäläinen, Matti Joukamaa, Terhi Wuolijoki, Alo Jüriloo, Tiina Tuominen, Hannu Lauerma |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
| Předmět: |
050103 clinical psychology
medicine.medical_specialty media_common.quotation_subject Prison 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine medicine 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Cognitive skill Psychiatry ta515 media_common ta112 Substance dependence Recidivism Psychiatric assessment 05 social sciences medicine.disease ta3124 Spelling 030227 psychiatry Psychiatric interview Psychology Law Neurocognitive Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention. 18:52-67 |
| ISSN: | 1651-2340 1404-3858 |
| Popis: | Neurocognitive deficits and psychiatric disorders are often brought up as risk factors of recidivism. In this study, we investigated how neurocognitive and academic deficits and psychiatric disorders (including substance dependence) are associated with criminal recidivism and prison career among male offenders. In a health survey of Finnish prisoners, 72 sentenced male prisoners were examined in Turku prison using a neurocognitive test battery and psychiatric assessment including a standardized psychiatric interview (SCID-I, II). The neurocognitive and academic tests were chosen to assess domains of cognitive functioning and reading, spelling and mathematical skills. Our results showed that the combination of neurocognitive deficits and substance dependence was connected to recidivism. Axis I diagnosis (major mental disorders) and substance dependence were connected with neurocognitive and academic deficits. Moreover, first-time offenders had fewer neurocognitive deficits and Axis I disorders, les... |
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