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Crime and Violence among Psychiatric Patients in a Maximum Security Psychiatric Hospital

University of Trondheim, Norway

STEN LEVANDER

University of Trondheim, Norway

Data on crime and aggression, psychopathology, and early adjustment problems were examined for 94 consecutively admitted patients to a national maximum security psychiatric unit. A majority of the patients had a criminal record. Aggression inside and outside institutional settings was frequent, as were early adjustment problems. Factor analysis suggested five types of crime/aggression patterns: a nonviolent pattern, a pattern involving aggression/violence in an institutional setting, a sexual violence pattern, a homicidal aggressive pattern, and an arson pattern. These patterns evidenced both overlap and distinctiveness in their psychopathology-related correlates. The most frequent significant correlates were the presence of an Axis II diagnosis, psychopathy, alcohol abuse, and drug abuse. Axis I diagnoses and other symptom variables poorly predicted crime/aggression patterns.

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 23, No. 3, 455-471 (1996)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854896023003003


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