Behavioural Changes Associated with the Introduction of a Token Economy in a Maximum Security Psychiatric Institution

1975 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-182 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vernon L. Quinsey ◽  
Bruce Sarbit
Keyword(s):  
Token Economy ◽  
Behavioural Changes ◽  
Maximum Security ◽  
Psychiatric Institution

Violent Recidivism of Mentally Disordered Offenders

1993 ◽  
Vol 20 (4) ◽  
pp. 315-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
GRANT T. HARRIS ◽  
MARNIE E. RICE ◽  
VERNON L. QUINSEY
Keyword(s):  
Heterogeneous Group ◽  
Multivariate Techniques ◽  
Mentally Disordered Offenders ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Mentally Disordered ◽  
Maximum Security ◽  
Psychiatric Institution ◽  
Violent Recidivism

Multivariate techniques were used to derive and validate an actuarial instrument for the prediction of violent postrelease offenses by mentally disordered offenders. The 618 subjects were a heterogeneous group of men who had been charged with serious offenses. Approximately half had been treated in a maximum security psychiatric institution and the rest had been briefly assessed prior to imprisonment. The actuarial instrument consisted of 12 variables and significantly predicted violent outcome in each of five subgroups. The instrument's practical application and its use in clinical appraisals of dangerousness are discussed.

The Dangerousness of Patients Released from Maximum Security: A Replication

1977 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 293-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Pruesse ◽  
Vernon L. Quinsey
Keyword(s):  
Maximum Security ◽  
Violent Offense ◽  
Psychiatric Institution ◽  
Personality Disordered ◽  
Property Offenses

Two hundred six male discharges from a maximum security psychiatric institution were followed up for a 37–49 month period. Failures were defined as men with new convictions or a readmission to the security hospital. Forty-six percent of the sample failed, usually by the commission of minor property offenses, and 17% of the total committed at least one violent offense against persons. As in earlier studies of patients discharged from this hospital, younger, personality disordered patients were more likely to fail. Younger, personality disordered patients were also more likely to commit a violent offense than older, nonpersonality disordered patients.

TOKEN ECONOMY PROGRAM IN A MAXIMUM SECURITY CORRECTIONAL HOSPITAL

1971 ◽  
Vol 152 (3) ◽  
pp. 199-205 ◽  
Author(s):  
ROBERT B. LAWSON ◽  
RONALD T. GREENE ◽  
J STEVEN RICHARDSON ◽  
GARY McCLURE ◽  
ROBERT J. PADINA
Keyword(s):  
Token Economy ◽  
Maximum Security
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