A review of the validity of self-reported arrests among persons with mental illness

Crisanti, Annette S.; Laygo, Ranilo; Junginger, John

doi:10.1097/00001504-200309000-00013

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“…Crisanti et al, 2003;Thornberry and Krohn, 2000;Junger-Tas and Haen Marshall, 1999), there are also some limitations with regard to the present study. The extent of abuse and neglect by professional caregivers of home care services is probably underestimated for several reasons.…”

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Abuse and neglect of older care recipients in domestic settings – results of a survey among nursing staff of home care services in Hanover (Germany)

Rabold

Goergen

2013

The Journal of Adult Protection

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Purpose -Although there is some anecdotal evidence for the phenomenon of abuse and neglect of community-dwelling older care recipients by home care services, empirical data on this topic are almost completely lacking in Germany. Thus the main purpose of this study was to determine scope and risk factors of abuse and neglect of older care recipients by nursing staff. Design/methodology/approach -A self-report study was conducted among home care nursing staff in the German city of Hanover. A total of 503 professional caregivers took part in the study; the response rate was 43.3 per cent. Findings -Nearly 40 per cent of all respondents reported at least one incident of abuse or neglect of an older care recipient within the last 12 months. Psychological abuse/verbal aggression and neglect were most common. Serious problem behaviour can be predicted by care recipients' aggressive behaviour, the number of a nurse's clients suffering from dementia, subjects' use of alcohol as a means of alleviating work-related stress, and general judgments of quality of care delivered by the respective home care service. Originality/value -The study provides a first impression about the extent and potential causes of abuse and neglect by home care nursing staff. Findings show that the problem of abuse and neglect of care recipients is not limited to nursing homes and care by family members. The paper also points at opportunities for prevention and accentuates the need for further research in this field.

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confidence: 78%

Abuse and neglect of older care recipients in domestic settings – results of a survey among nursing staff of home care services in Hanover (Germany)

Rabold

Goergen

2013

The Journal of Adult Protection

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“…Memory for any behavior is more likely to be accurate for shorter compared to longer periods and for questions that do not require detailed accounts (Crisanti, Laygo, & Junginger, 2003). The accuracy observed in this study may be the result of the brief three-month duration of follow-up in our study and of the general nature of the question ''Have you been arrested?''.…”

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Accuracy of self‐reported arrests among a forensic SPMI population

Crisanti

Laygo²,

Claypoole

et al. 2005

Behavioral Sci & The Law

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Self-reports are prone to response error even in the most structured and standardized environment, but the highly stigmatizing nature of illegal behavior and the possible cognitive problems inherent to the SPMI population increase the likelihood of such error. Using administrative data as the gold standard, the validity of self-reported arrests was examined among 85 mentally ill substance-abusing individuals with justice involvement. The overall accuracy of self-reported arrests during a three-month recall period was 84.7%. Validity was higher among individuals who at the time of the follow-up interview were either in a jail diversion program or incarcerated. Individuals with a mood disorder appeared to be somewhat less accurate in their self-reports than subjects with schizophrenia, despite the implication of cognitive distortion accompanying this latter diagnostic category. Further research on issues such as the accuracy of self-reports over longer recall periods, or the accuracy of self-reported frequency of arrest, is necessary, given the reliance on self-report methodology in outcome studies.

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“…Because these behaviors are socially undesirable and stigmatized, they are likely to be underreported (e.g., Harrison, 1997;Kessler, Chiu, Demler, & Walters, 2005), even with the methodological improvements in the 2002 NSDUH data collection protocols, such as the use of ACAI (see USDHHS, SAMHSA, OAS, 2004). On the other hand, although a review of research on self-reported arrests among those with SMI found problems with underreporting, as with all stigmatized behaviors, it also concluded that self-reported arrest data are reasonably accurate and useful for research purposes (Crisanti, Laygo, & Jungiger, 2003). Unfortunately, because the public use NSDUH data are anonymous, it is impossible to conduct a validity check by using official arrest records.…”

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Serious Mental Illness and Arrest

Swartz

Lurigio

2007

Crime & Delinquency

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Past studies of the mediating effects of substance use on the criminal justice involvement of the mentally ill have tended to focus on a single disorder, schizophrenia, and on violent crimes. This study examined the generality of the relationships among psychiatric disorders, substance use, and arrests for violent, nonviolent, and drug-related offenses using data collected for the 2001 and 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Logistic regression models showed that for violent offenses, the statistical association between serious mental illness (SMI) and arrest across psychiatric diagnoses was substantially but only partially mediated by substance use. For nonviolent offenses and for drug-related offenses, the relationship between SMI and arrest was almost completely mediated by substance use and reduced to statistical nonsignificance. These findings suggest that co-occurring substance use increases the chances a person with any SMI, not just schizophrenia, will be arrested for any offense, not just violent offenses, but that the magnitude of this relationship varies by offense type and, to a lesser extent, by disorder.

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A review of the validity of self-reported arrests among persons with mental illness

Cited by 27 publications

References 11 publications

Abuse and neglect of older care recipients in domestic settings – results of a survey among nursing staff of home care services in Hanover (Germany)

Abuse and neglect of older care recipients in domestic settings – results of a survey among nursing staff of home care services in Hanover (Germany)

Accuracy of self‐reported arrests among a forensic SPMI population

Serious Mental Illness and Arrest

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