Currently, implementation research in the field of forensic risk assessment is limited and consensus on “implementation success” is lacking. This study applies outcomes of success from implementation science to the implementation evaluation of the Short-Term Assessment of Risk and Treatability: Adolescent …

The body of evidence that the working alliance is associated with positive outcomes for mandated clients is growing. The aim of this research was to investigate the influence of several characteristics of probation officers (POs) and offenders on the course of the working alliance during probation supervision. …

Purpose – Continuity of forensic mental health care is important in building protective structures around a patient and has been shown to decrease risks of relapse. Realising continuity can be complicated due to restrictions from finances or legislation and difficulties in collaboration between settings. …

Full text via link. In September 2015, a four year project on the working alliance with mandated clients started. The project was facilitated by a RAAK-PRO grant of the Dutch Organisation of Scientific Research (NWO) and carried out by researchers of the University of Applied Sciences Utrecht. The project …

The past two decades, a disproportionate growth of females entering the criminal justice system and forensic mental health services has been observed worldwide. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the background of women who are convicted for violent offenses. What is their criminal history, what …

Aggressive incidents occur frequently in health care facilities, such as psychiatric care and forensic psychiatric hospitals. Previous research suggests that civil psychiatric inpatients may display more aggression than forensic inpatients. However, there is a lack of research comparing these groups …

De dynamiek van de schuldsituaties van cliënten bij reclassering blijkt hoog en groot te zijn. Te vaak blijven zij ‘gevangen’ zitten in een onoplosbare schuldsituatie, wat een negatief effect heeft op hun re-integratie. Zij krijgen hun schulden niet zelfstandig onder controle en stabilisatie is nodig. …

Er verschijnen doorgaans minder vrouwen dan mannen voor de rechter en het overgrote deel van de justitiële en forensisch psychiatrische instellingen wordt bevolkt door mannen. In de literatuur naar voorspellers van crimineel gedrag komt ‘man zijn’ steevast naar voren als één van de sterkste voorspellers. …

Continuïteit in de justitiële keten is een thema dat momenteel sterk in de belangstelling staat. Wanneer de strafrechtelijke titel afloopt is het essentieel dat er een soepele overgang is naar eventuele vervolgvoorzieningen en/of maatschappelijke re-integratie middels goede huisvesting, werk en sociale …

Women and girls represent only a minority in the penitentiary system and in forensic mental health care. About 6%–10% of both prison and forensic psychiatric populations in Western countries comprise women (see for the most recent offi cial statistics in the UK w ww.gov. uk/government, in Canada w ww.statcan.gc.ca, …