Follow-up of insanity acquittees in Hawaii

Assessing Insanity Acquittee Recidivism in Connecticut

“…In earlier studies of CR programs utilizing less rigorous community supervision, rates of rearrest were high, ranging from 29% to 58% (Bogenberger, Pasewark, Gudeman, & Bieber, ; Pasewark, Bieber, Bosten, Kiser, & Steadman, ; Spodak, Silver, & Wright, ). A follow‐up study reanalyzing the work of Pasewark, Bieber et al .…”

Research report characteristics and outcomes of insanity acquittees in Oklahoma

“…Like other samples (see Boehnert, 1987;Bogenberger et al, 1987;Cooke & Sikorski, 1974;Criss & Racine, 1980;Heilbrun et al, 1988;Pasewark, et al, 1987;Petrila, 1982;Steadman, 1980;Tellefsen et al, 1990;Wettstein & Mulvey, 1988;Zonana, Wells, et al, 1990), the Oklahoma group contained high percentages of poorly educated, unemployed, previously hospitalized, psychotic patients. For example, 50% or more of NGRIs have less than a high school education (e.g., see Boehnert, 1987;Bogenberger et al, 1987;Cooke & Sikorski, 1974;Criss & Racine, 1980) and rates of unemployment typically exceed 70% (Bogenberger et al, 1987;Criss & Racine, 1980;Pasewark et al, 1987;Tellefsen et al, 1990; but see Cooke & Sikorski, 1974, for an exception). Although one study (Bogenberger et al, 1987) reported a relatively low rate of prior hospitalization (22.4%), the remaining research has produced higher rates, ranging from 42% (Steadman, 1980) to 82% (Tellefsen et al, 1990).…”

“…For example, 50% or more of NGRIs have less than a high school education (e.g., see Boehnert, 1987;Bogenberger et al, 1987;Cooke & Sikorski, 1974;Criss & Racine, 1980) and rates of unemployment typically exceed 70% (Bogenberger et al, 1987;Criss & Racine, 1980;Pasewark et al, 1987;Tellefsen et al, 1990; but see Cooke & Sikorski, 1974, for an exception). Although one study (Bogenberger et al, 1987) reported a relatively low rate of prior hospitalization (22.4%), the remaining research has produced higher rates, ranging from 42% (Steadman, 1980) to 82% (Tellefsen et al, 1990). In addition, with the exception of Phillips and Pasewark (1 980), who reported that 40% of their NGRIs were psychotic, investigators have reported rates of psychosis ranging from 63.6% (Zonana, Bartel, et al, 1990) to 83% (Boehnert, 1987).…”

“…Perhaps in response to the Hinckley acquittal, the decade of the 1980s witnessed a sharp increase in research on the insanity defense. Recent investigations have examined the operation of the insanity defense in diverse jurisdictions, including Colorado (Pasewark, Jeffrey, & Bieber, 1987), Connecticut (Zonana, Wells, Getz, & Buchanan, 1990;Zonana, Bartel, Wells, Buchanan, & Getz, 1990), Florida (Boehnert, 1987;Heilbrun, Griffin-Heilbrun, & Griffin, 1 988), Hawaii (Bogenberger, Pasewark, Gudeman, & Bieber, 1987), Illinois (Wettstein & Mulvey, 1 988), Maryland (Spodak, Silver, &Wright, 1984;Tellefsen, Cohen, & Silver, 1990), Oregon (Rogers, Bloom, & Manson, 1984;Rogers & Bloom, 1985), and Virginia (Petrella & Six, 1989). Despite this surge in research, there is a continuing need for evidence on a variety of issues, including the frequency of use and success of the insanity defense (e.g., see McGinley , characteristics of defendants who use it, and, in particular, later outcomes of defendants acquitted by reason of insanity (see Pasewark, 1986, andSteadman, 1985, for reviews of the literature).…”

Psychiatric history, due procedural safeguards, and the use of discretion in the criminal justice process

“…In this vein, various explanations have been proposed about the operation of discretion FEDER 281 conclusion that these two statuses may coexist independently (Bogenberger et al 1987;Hodgins 1983;Steadman and Cocozza 1974). Furthermore, research conducted on disturbed and nondisturbed offenders shows that they demonstrate comparable rates and types of rearrest upon release from jail (Teplin 1993) and from prison (Feder 1989(Feder , 1991a.…”