The HCR-20V3 is a violence risk assessment tool that is widely used in forensic clinical practice for risk management planning. The predictive value of the tool, when used in court for legal decisionmaking, is not yet intensively been studied and questions about legal admissibility may arise. This article …

"Background: Victimization is highly prevalent in individuals with mild intellectual disability (MID) or borderline intellectual functioning (BIF) and is an important risk factor for mental health problems and violent behavior. Not much is known, however, about victimization history in women with MID-BIF …

Previous studies have found evidence for a relationship between debt and crime, and for problems in childhood, education, work, and mental and physical health as underlying risk factors. However, insight into the interplay between these possible risk factors is limited. Therefore, a mixed methods approach …

"Purpose – Little is known about effective supervision of offenders with debt. This multiple case study aims to gain insight into working elements in offender supervision on debt. This is important for probation officers to choose the most effective interventions in daily offender supervision. Design/methodology/approach …

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Verlof is een essentieel onderdeel van de tbs-behandeling. We analyseerden 1313 aanvragen voor begeleid verlof, ingediend tussen 2010-2018 bij het AVT, om patronen in de beoordeling, de duur tot de eerste aanvraag en patiëntkenmerken die daarop van invloed zijn te onderzoeken. De resultaten laten een …

"Achtergrond: Verlof is een essentieel onderdeel van behandeling in het kader van de tbs-maatregel. Van oudsher leiden deze verloven tot zorgen over de veiligheid. Doel: Onderzoeken hoe vaak tbs-patiënten niet (op tijd) van verlof terugkeren en hoe vaak zij tijdens een ongeoorloofde afwezigheid (OA) …

"Purpose – Despite the rising number of females in forensic psychiatry, research about their characteristics remains limited and is currently lacking in Belgium. Optimizing knowledge about the characteristics of these women will lead to a better understanding of this specific group. Therefore, the aim …

Therapy alliance has been studied largely in voluntary psychotherapy but less is known about its predictive factors for positive alliance and treatment outcome in forensic populations. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between offenders’ emotional states and therapy alliance. Moreover, …

Insomnia has a negative impact on mental health and is a potential risk factor for impulsive and problematic behavior. This multicenter, cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of insomnia and underlying and maintaining factors in a group of forensic psychiatric inpatients (N = 281). Insomnia …