Preventive detention in Germany: an overview and empirical data from two federal states
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Preventive detention in Germany: an overview and empirical data from two federal states. / Basdekis-Jozsa, Raphaela; Mokros, Andreas; Vohs, Knut; Briken, Peer; Habermeyer, Elmar.
in: BEHAV SCI LAW, Jahrgang 31, Nr. 3, 2013, S. 344-58.Publikationen: SCORING: Beitrag in Fachzeitschrift/Zeitung › SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz › Forschung › Begutachtung
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T1 - Preventive detention in Germany: an overview and empirical data from two federal states
AU - Basdekis-Jozsa, Raphaela
AU - Mokros, Andreas
AU - Vohs, Knut
AU - Briken, Peer
AU - Habermeyer, Elmar
N1 - Copyright © 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Eighty years ago, preventive detention for dangerous offenders was implemented in the German Penal Code (Section 66). In 2011, about 500 individuals were incarcerated under a preventive detention order in Germany. Through semi-structured clinical interviews and/or collateral file review, the present investigators assessed the sociobiographic, criminological, and clinical characteristics of 58 men for whom preventive detention had been ordered in two German federal states. In addition, risk assessment instruments were administered. The majority of the inmates were sexual offenders. The main mental health problems were antisocial personality disorder (APD), substance abuse/disorder, and paraphilias. Most individuals had a history of poor socialization. Structured clinical judgment as well as actuarial risk assessment instruments identified all inmates as high-risk offenders. Future development of preventive detention in Germany must emphasize treatment interventions. Given the life histories and the mental health problems of the detainees assessed in the present study, the implementation of effective treatment will prove difficult.
AB - Eighty years ago, preventive detention for dangerous offenders was implemented in the German Penal Code (Section 66). In 2011, about 500 individuals were incarcerated under a preventive detention order in Germany. Through semi-structured clinical interviews and/or collateral file review, the present investigators assessed the sociobiographic, criminological, and clinical characteristics of 58 men for whom preventive detention had been ordered in two German federal states. In addition, risk assessment instruments were administered. The majority of the inmates were sexual offenders. The main mental health problems were antisocial personality disorder (APD), substance abuse/disorder, and paraphilias. Most individuals had a history of poor socialization. Structured clinical judgment as well as actuarial risk assessment instruments identified all inmates as high-risk offenders. Future development of preventive detention in Germany must emphasize treatment interventions. Given the life histories and the mental health problems of the detainees assessed in the present study, the implementation of effective treatment will prove difficult.
KW - Antisocial Personality Disorder
KW - Commitment of Mentally Ill
KW - Criminals
KW - Dangerous Behavior
KW - Forensic Psychiatry
KW - Germany
KW - Humans
KW - Male
KW - Paraphilias
KW - Prisoners
KW - Risk Assessment
KW - Sex Offenses
KW - Substance-Related Disorders
U2 - 10.1002/bsl.2058
DO - 10.1002/bsl.2058
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 23670896
VL - 31
SP - 344
EP - 358
JO - BEHAV SCI LAW
JF - BEHAV SCI LAW
SN - 0735-3936
IS - 3
ER -
