Table 2 Characteristics of participating and non-participating detainees

Median age (Q₃-Q₁)

31 (41.5–25)

35.5 (46–27)

U = 1.67

.096

 Female

26 (13.0%)

8 (9.3%)

χ ² = 0.79

.376

 Male

174 (87.0%)

78 (90.7%)

 Employed

32 (16.0%)

 Unemployed

156 (78.0%)

 Students

12 (6.0%)

SMD at unlawful act

92 (46.0%)

53 (61.6%)

χ ² = 5.88

.015

SMD at investigation

93 (46.5%)

53 (61.6%)

χ ² = 5.51

.019

 Mental retardation

12 (6.0%)

 Pervasive developmental disorders

24 (12.0%)

 ADHD

1 (0.5%)

 Substance-related disorders

31 (15.5%)

 Psychotic disorders

57 (28.5%)

 Mood disorders

11 (5.5%)

 Paraphilias

3 (1.5%)

 Adjustment disorder

9 (4.5%)

 Personality disorders

31 (15.5%)

 All others

6 (3.0%)

 None

15 (7.5%)

Substance-related disorder^a

74 (37.0%)

 Violent crime

181 (90.5%)

76 (88.4%)

χ ² = 0.30

.585

 Lethal crime

15 (7.5%)

8 (9.3%)

χ ² = 0.26

.607

 Forensic psychiatric care with separate discharge review

73 (36.5%)

48 (55.8%)

FET = 10.03

.051

 Forensic psychiatric care without separate discharge review

15 (7.5%)

4 (4.7%)

 Imprisonment

81 (40.5%)

28 (32.6%)

 Probation

27 (13.5%)

6 (7.0%)

 Imprisonment + probation

1 (.5%)

0

 Prosecution dismissed

3 (1.5%)

0