Abstract
This article examined the offense characteristics between mentally disordered and non-mentally disordered inmates within two distinct subgroups of high rate offenders: “repeat” and “recidivist” offenders. The results indicated that the mentally disordered recidivists were charged more with minor crimes than the non-mentally disordered recidivists. This finding, coupled with the social differences found among non-serious repeat offenders, suggests that career criminals are not as homogenous-as a group than is generally assumed in the literature.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 143-151 |
Number of pages | 9 |
Journal | International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology |
Volume | 32 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1988 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pathology and Forensic Medicine
- Applied Psychology
- Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous)