Objective: This study investigated whether higher attendance in a skills-based group therapy
program designed for inmates was associated with fewer rule infractions as reflected in the …

Objectives: Several personality disorders (PDs) and PD traits are associated with an
increased propensity for aggression. However, these associations are complex, and …

The authors examined early maltreatment among serious female offenders at a maximum-
security correctional facility, contrasting the maltreatment histories of inmates with and …

Abstract Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (STEPPS) is a
group treatment for persons with borderline personality disorder (BPD). We describe results …

The authors tested whether emerging borderline personality disorder (BPD) symptoms
mediated the association between childhood physical abuse (CPA) and aggression among …

BACKGROUND: In psychiatric dysfunction, illegal behaviors are frequently associated with
the traditional prison personality antisocial personality disorder. However, some empirical …

Although there is plentiful research on the impact of marriage, employment and the military
on desistance from criminal behaviour in the lives of men, far less is known about the factors …

Purpose This paper aims to examine the ways in which the criminal justice system has
evolved to accommodate mental illness. Mental health courts are one such alternative; these …

Although female forensic patients diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are
generally considered taxing in clinical practice, little is known about their specific …

This new book written by ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law Director,
John Parry, JD and forensic psychologist, Eric Y. Drogin, JD, Ph. D., Manual has been …