Psychopathy traits explain variance shared between features of substance use disorders and violence

Psychopathy traits explain variance shared between features of substance use disorders and violence Abstract Background There is a substantial research literature on identifying risk and protective factors for violence perpetration.…
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Psychopathy, criminogenic cognitions and emotional responses to affective stimuli among male adult offenders

Psychopathy, criminogenic cognitions and emotional responses to affective stimuli among male adult offenders Abstract Background Previous research has consistently shown value in studying emotion processing with psychopathy, but the relative…
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Probation practice and attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder

Probation practice and attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder Abstract Rationale Twenty-one Community Rehabilitation Companies were set up following the division of the National Probation Services during ‘Transforming Rehabilitation’ in England and Wales,…
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Readmission after discharge from a medium secure service between 1999 and 2017: A retrospective cohort study

Readmission after discharge from a medium secure service between 1999 and 2017: A retrospective cohort study Abstract Background Previous research into outcomes after treatment in medium secure psychiatric hospitals has…
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The importance of excluding selected samples when estimating prevalence of mental disorders in the general prison population—A response to Baggio and Efthimiou (2024)

The importance of excluding selected samples when estimating prevalence of mental disorders in the general prison population—A response to Baggio and Efthimiou (2024) Criminal Behaviour and Mental Health, EarlyView. Seena…
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Meta‐analysis of the prevalence of attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder in prison: A comment on Fazel and Favril (2024) and reanalysis of the data

Meta‐analysis of the prevalence of attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder in prison: A comment on Fazel and Favril (2024) and reanalysis of the data Abstract Background Fazel and Favril presented a reanalysis…
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A comparison of patient ratings and staff ratings of disability using the World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule in individuals with psychotic spectrum disorders who are forensic psychiatric inpatients

A comparison of patient ratings and staff ratings of disability using the World Health Organisation Disability Assessment Schedule in individuals with psychotic spectrum disorders who are forensic psychiatric inpatients Abstract…
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Screening and identification of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in criminal legal settings: A realist review

Screening and identification of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in criminal legal settings: A realist review Abstract Background Screening for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) has been identified as a promising…
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Prevalence of attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder in adult prisoners: An updated meta‐analysis

Prevalence of attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder in adult prisoners: An updated meta‐analysis Abstract Background Previous meta-analyses may have overestimated the prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in prisoners by including data…
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A literature review of outcome and treatment options after acquired brain injury: Suggestions for adult offenders using knowledge from the general population

A literature review of outcome and treatment options after acquired brain injury: Suggestions for adult offenders using knowledge from the general population Abstract Background Acquired brain injury (ABI) is a…
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Police shootings, violent crime, race and socio‐economic factors in municipalities in the United States of America

Police shootings, violent crime, race and socio‐economic factors in municipalities in the United States of America Abstract Background Both police shootings and violent crime remain high in the United States…
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