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Description: Law enforcement officers, and the criminal justice system more generally, encounter psychotic individuals at a high rate due to legal infractions committed consciously or resulting from symptoms of the disorder. The purpose of this study was to determine whether a broad range of biopsychosocial symptoms predicted more severe legal problems. In addition, we studied whether a biopsychosocial model could predict the likelihood of demonstrating versus not displaying recent legal problems among psychotic persons (N=170). Although several symptoms were correlated with legal problem severity, multiple regression and logistic regression analyses revealed that family relationship problems were the primary predictor of psychotic individuals' legal problems. Implications for law enforcement and criminal justice are summarized.
Suggested Citation:
Schwartz, R. C., Kautzman-East, M., Macey, P., & Chopko, B. A. (2015). Biopsychosocial predictors of
legal problems among psychotic persons: Implications for law enforcement and criminal justice [Electronic Version]. Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice,
11(2), 63-74.
Keywords: schizophrenia, legal, criminal, predictors
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