The Relationship between the Maudsley Violence Questionnaire and official recordings of violence in mentally disordered offenders
Personality and Individual Differences, Volume 44, Issue 4, March 2008, Pages 833-841
http://digbig.com/4wjdn
Emma Warnock-Parkes, Gisli Gudjonsson and Julian Walker
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Facets of psychopathy, Axis II traits, and behavioral dysregulation among jail detainees
Behavioral Sciences & the Law, Volume 25, Issue 4, Pages 471 - 483, Special Issue: Current Directions . Issue Edited by Charles Patrick Ewing.
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/114286699/ABSTRACT
Richard Rogers, Mandy J. Jordan, Kimberly S. Harrison
"Forensic evaluations of offender populations often consider psychopathy as an integral component of these consultations. The current study examined gender differences for psychopathy and Axis II traits in a nonreferred jail sample of predominantly nonviolent offenders."
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The Mental health of prisoners: a thematic review of the care and support of prisoners with mental health needs: October 2007 / HMI Prisons, 24 October 2007 PDF - http://digbig.com/4ttwm

Predicting and understanding risk of re-offending: the Prisoner Cohort Study / Ministry of Justice, October 2007
PDF - http://www.justice.gov.uk/docs/prison-cohert-study.pdf
Jeremy Coid, Min Yang, Simone Ullrich, Tianqiang Zhang, Amanda Roberts, Colin Roberts, Robert Rogers, David Far

[USA] Special courts help mentally ill stay crime-free / Reuters, 12 October 2007
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Anne Harding
"Mentally ill people who commit crimes and go through a special mental health court rather than the standard criminal justice system are less likely to be re-arrested, and are also at lower risk of future arrest for violent crimes, a study of a San Francisco program shows."

Effective mental healthcare for offenders: the need for a fresh approach / Nacro, 2007
PDF - http://www.nacro.org.uk/data/resources/nacro-2007101000.pdf

Mental illness and violence: A brief review of research and assessment strategies
Aggression and Violent Behavior, Volume 12, Issue 5, September-October 2007, Pages 542-551. Theme: Crime Classification and Offender Typologies
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Andrew Harris, Arthur J. Lurigio
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Aggressive behaviour, victimisation and crime among severely mentally ill patients requiring hospitalisation
British Journal of Psychiatry (2007) 191: 343-350
http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/abstract/191/4/343
SHEILAGH HODGINS, JANE ALDERTON, ADRIAN CREE, ANDREW ABOUD, and TIMOTHY MAK
"Severe mental illness is associated with increased risk of aggressive behaviour, crime and victimisation. Mental health policy does not acknowledge this evidence. The number of forensic beds has risen dramatically. Rates of violent crime are higher than in the general population."
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Dialectical behaviour therapy as a treatment for borderline personality disorder in prisons: Three illustrative case studies
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, Volume 18, Issue 2 June 2007 , pages 160 - 180
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Claire Nee a; Sarah Farman
"Little is known about the effectiveness of treatments for severe personality disorder in prisons. The over-representation of borderline personality disorder in female prisons has lead to pilots of dialectical behaviour therapy [DBT] in three such establishments in the UK. This treatment was designed for borderline personality disordered women in the community in the USA, and this is the first time it has been piloted within a UK prison context. It was the treatment of choice as it had the strongest evidence base in lower security settings. [...] In describing the improvements in all three cases, we aim to demonstrate the versatility of DBT in the prison setting and its capacity for reducing criminogenic risk."
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Emotionally disturbed/mentally-ill stalkers: an investigation / officer.com, 2007
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PAMELA KULBARSH

Sectioned offenders presenting with enduring mental illness: a study exploring behaviors indicative of bullying
Aggressive Behavior, Volume 33, Issue 5, Pages 377 - 388
http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/114208785/ABSTRACT
Jane L. Ireland, John Rowley
"The study addresses the lack of research into this specialised population to date, with a subsidiary aim of comparing the results directly with a previous study conducted with a population of adult male personality-disordered offender-patients."
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Reducing Out-of-Community Placement and Recidivism: Diversion of Delinquent Youth With Mental Health and Substance Use Problems From the Justice System
International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 51, No. 5, 555-577 (2007)
http://ijo.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/51/5/555?rss=1
Christopher J. Sullivan ; Bonita M. Veysey ; Zachary K. Hamilton ; Michele Grillo
"This study examines New York State's diversion efforts focused on youth with mental health and substance abuse problems who are at risk of out-of-community placement. Overall, the initiative was successful in reducing out-of-community placement and recidivism for diverted youth."
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Mental health care in prisons / Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, July 2007
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Legislative Scrutiny: Seventh Progress Report: Fifteenth Report of Session 2006-07: Drawing special attention to: Mental Health Bill / TSO, 30 May 2007
PDF - http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt200607/jtselect/jtrights/112/112.pdf
House of Lords ; House of Commons ; Joint Committee on Human Rights
HL Paper 112
HC 555

[USA] Gun Sales and Mental Health: A comparison and guide / Officer.com, 21 May 2007
http://www.officer.com/article/article.jsp?id=35930&siteSection=3
PAMELA KULBARSH
"Mental health laws in the United States are all over the map, and there are certainly gaps in the system. We can expect a flurry of new legislation related to the recent Virginia Tech rampage killing by a student with a history of mental illness. In the past, similar flurries are usually related to isolated incidents of violence by mentally ill individuals using firearms. Of course the media is all over these stories, referring to them as "preventable tragedies," which inevitably leads to a public outcry. Without doubt the Virginia incident will prompt state and federal government to reassess current laws."

[USA] Stun Gun Use On Mentally Ill Questioned / CBS, 27 May 2007
http://cbs2.com/health/health_story_147143347.html
"Advocates for the mentally ill are questioning Houston police officers' use of stun guns on suspects with mental problems, many of whom were unarmed and then never charged with a crime."

Etiology of the Psychopathic Serial Killer: An Analysis of Antisocial Personality Disorder, Psychopathy, and Serial Killer Personality and Crime Scene Characteristics
Brief Treatment and Crisis Intervention 2007 7(2):151-160
http://brief-treatment.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/7/2/151
Rebecca Taylor LaBrode
"The purpose of this article is to make the distinction between antisocial personality disorder and psychopathy, discuss possible etiologies of psychopathy, and analyze the crimes, personality characteristics, and historical aspects of psychopathic serial killers."
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Sex offenders have higher rate of mental illness / Scientific American, 17 May 2007
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Amy Norton
"Men convicted of rape or other sexual offenses have a much higher-than-average rate of serious mental illness and history of psychiatric hospitalization, a new study suggests. The findings, published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, run counter to conventional wisdom. Experts have traditionally held the view that the mentally ill are not more likely to be sexual offenders."

Severe Mental Illness and Risk of Sexual Offending in Men: A Case-Control Study Based on Swedish National Registers.
Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, VOLUME 68, 2007, NUMBER 4, p588ff
Seena Fazel, Gabrielle Sjöstedt, Niklas Långström, and Martin Grann
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[USA] Martin site strives to aid mentally ill inmates / Palm Beach Post, 7 May 2007
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Daphne Duret
"Signs of life at the complex next to the Martin Correctional Institution north of Indiantown emerged in early February, as caravans of private prison officials literally cleared cobwebs from the unused multimillion-dollar facility to make room for mentally ill jail inmates at the center of a state crisis."

[Australia] The Identification of mental disorders in the criminal justice system / Australian Institute of Criminology, March 2007
http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi2/tandi334.html
James RP Ogloff, Michael R Davis, George Rivers and Stuart Ross
Trends and issues in crime and criminal justice, no. 334
"The Criminology Research Council commissioned a study to assess the level of screening and the instruments used across the jurisdictions by criminal justice agencies. Based on interviews and relevant documentation, the researchers found that, although assessment occurs in all jurisdictions and sectors, there is little consistency in the way offenders are assessed. As a result, the paper argues for a thorough, nationwide system of screening of all accused offenders taken into police custody, to identify those who require a comprehensive mental health assessment. For there to be an effective and efficient response to mental illness, the authors recommend not only that assessments be shared between criminal justice agencies but also that there be ongoing dialogue between mental health and justice agencies. However, little will be achieved unless courts, police, and parole authorities are given training and resources to better meet the needs of the mentally ill."