Table 3 The reconvictions post discharge from forensic psychiatric carea
From: The reconvictions of mentally disordered offenders—how, when, and where?
All (n = 210) n (%) | Violent crime (n = 149)b n (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Sentence | ||
Forensic psychiatric care | 65 (30.0) | 56 (37.6) |
Prison | 60 (27.7) | 37 (24.8) |
Probation | 76 (35.0) | 46 (30.9) |
Conditional sentence | 16 (7.4) | 10 (6.7) |
Relationship to victim | ||
Partner/ex-partner | 21 (11.5) | 21 (14.1) |
Family member | 20 (11.5) | 20 (13.4) |
Acquaintance | 41 (23.5) | 38 (25.5) |
Authority figure | 59 (31.2) | 56 (37.6) |
Other | 2 (1.3) | 1 (0.7) |
No known relationship | 105 (45.9) | 72 (48.3) |
No victim | 34 (17.2) | 2 (1.3) |
Circumstance of crime | ||
Traffic | 17 (8.3) | 3 (2) |
Narcotics | 23 (12.7) | 5 (3.4) |
Weapon’s crime | 4 (2.5) | 1 (0.7) |
Exercise of public authority | 49 (27.4) | 47 (31.5) |
Related to victim’s work, not public authority | 9 (5.7) | 8 (5.4) |
Burglary | 20 (10.8) | 7 (4.7) |
Theft/robbery, not in victim’s home | 47 (24.2) | 19 (12.8) |
Economic crime | 5 (3.2) | 0 (0) |
Social gathering | 12 (7.0) | 12 (8.1) |
Stalking | 6 (3.8) | 6 (4) |
Intimate partner violence | 18 (10.2) | 18 (12.1) |
Sexual crime | 7 (3.8) | 7 (4.7) |
Previous injustice | 17 (9.6) | 16 (10.7) |
Correction/refusion of something | 10 (6.4) | 10 (6.7) |
No apparent provocation | 62 (33.8) | 58 (38.9) |
Other | 9 (4.3) | 7 (4.7) |
Crime scene | ||
Public place | 90 (42.3) | 64 (43) |
Victim’s home/vehicle | 50 (23.8) | 38 (25.5) |
Defendant’s home/vehicle | 22 (10.4) | 20 (13.4) |
Third party’s home/vehicle | 10 (4.8) | 9 (6) |
Care institution/administrative authority | 29 (13.8) | 26 (17.4) |
Other (e.g. Privately-owned shops) | 68 (32.4) | 42 (28.2) |
From a distance | 27 (12.9) | 18 (12.1) |