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Psychiatr Serv 58:1483-1485, November 2007
doi: 10.1176/appi.ps.58.11.1483
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Crime Victims and Criminal Offenders Among Adults With Serious Mental Illness

John A. Pandiani, Ph.D., Steven M. Banks, Ph.D., Barbara B. Carroll, Ed.D. and Max R. Schlueter, Ph.D.

OBJECTIVE: This study compared crime victimization rates with rates of criminal offending among adults with serious mental illness. METHODS: Statistical estimation determined caseload overlap between anonymous extracts from public mental health and criminal justice databases for 13 rural Vermont counties. Participants included 2,610 adults who received community-based services during the study year (July 2005 through June 2006). RESULTS: Among the 2,610 adults 6.6% were identified by police as criminal offenders and 7.1% were identified as crime victims. Compared with the general population, however, their elevated risk of being identified as a victim (2.4) was lower than their elevated risk of being identified as an offender (2.6). These categories are not mutually exclusive. CONCLUSIONS: To better understand involvement in the criminal justice system among adults with serious mental illness, research should consider rates of criminal offending and victimization and compare these with rates for the general population.


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