The aim of this review was to study "female stalking" in the sense of the specific traits characterizing the phenomenon of stalking behaviour committed by women. The main medical databases were searched (Medline, Social Science Research Network, Apa Psyc Net), and 67 articles were selected, reporting studies conducted in clinical populations, case series, reports, reviews, retrospective studies and original articles. We outline a variety of different tactics adopted by female stalkers and a lesser propensity to pass on to physical violence. Nevertheless, female stalkers are more frequently affected by erotomania, and this condition generally increases the risk of violence. If there have previously been intimate relations between the stalker and her victim, this will increase the risk of violence. In a significant proportion of female stalkers, the behavior is carried out in the occupational setting, especially in the field of psychotherapy, where the male-female ratio is reversed. No significant differences emerged between the motivations of heterosexual or homosexual stalkers. In the category of crimes of harassment committed by women, stalking, at least in Italy, seems to be among the most prominent.
Interdisciplinary Review of General, Forensic, Prison and Military Psychiatry and Psychology and the related subjects of Behavior and Law with the occasional notes and comments by Michael Novakhov, M.D. (Mike Nova).
Monday, June 17, 2013
Should doctors be paid based on how well they do their jobs? - WSJ
via The Wall Street Journal's Facebook Wall by The Wall Street Journal on 6/17/13
Should doctors be paid based on how well they do their jobs?http://on.wsj.com/17gF0LJ
Supporters say paying for performance removes a lot of bad incentives in the current system. Critics argue there are too many opportunities for doctors to game the system, among other issues.
Supporters say paying for performance removes a lot of bad incentives in the current system. Critics argue there are too many opportunities for doctors to game the system, among other issues.
Unemployment, business cycles, crime, and the Canadian provinces - Journal Of Criminal Justice
Publication date: July–August 2013
Source:Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 41, Issue 4
Author(s): Martin A. Andresen
Purpose Test the Cantor and Land (1985) model using multiple measures of the state of the economy. Methods A panel data set of the 10 Canadian provinces, 1981 – 2009, is analyzed using a hybrid modeling approach called a decomposition model. Rather than one economy-related model, four are included in the analysis: gross provincial product, gross provincial product per capita, unemployment rate, and low income. Results All economy-related variables matter for property and violent crime, but the sign and magnitude of the estimated parameters vary based on context. Conclusions The relationship between the economy and crime is complex. Only including one economy-related variable appears to result in omitted variable bias. As such, any evaluation of the relationship between the economy and crime must consider multiple measures of the economy.
Source:Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 41, Issue 4
Author(s): Martin A. Andresen
Purpose Test the Cantor and Land (1985) model using multiple measures of the state of the economy. Methods A panel data set of the 10 Canadian provinces, 1981 – 2009, is analyzed using a hybrid modeling approach called a decomposition model. Rather than one economy-related model, four are included in the analysis: gross provincial product, gross provincial product per capita, unemployment rate, and low income. Results All economy-related variables matter for property and violent crime, but the sign and magnitude of the estimated parameters vary based on context. Conclusions The relationship between the economy and crime is complex. Only including one economy-related variable appears to result in omitted variable bias. As such, any evaluation of the relationship between the economy and crime must consider multiple measures of the economy.
Publication date: July–August 2013
Source:Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 41, Issue 4
Author(s): Jason Gravel , Martin Bouchard , Karine Descormiers , Jennifer S. Wong , Carlo Morselli
Purpose We argue that inadequate frameworks to compare similar gang control strategies, and the scarcity of well-designed evaluations have hindered our ability to determine the effectiveness of existing programs. This article proposes a new typology of gang control strategies to use with logic models as tools to improve gang program evaluation. Methods We conducted a systematic review of gang control strategy evaluation reports and created a typology from the studies identified. Studies were selected on the basis of methodological quality in order to reflect only rigorous evaluations with credible research findings. Results Forty-five studies were selected and reviewed. Studies were classified in homogeneous categories based on the targeted population and the objective of the strategy. We infer logic models that consider the activities, outputs, and outcomes of each type of strategy. Conclusion A better framework for the comparison of similar studies may allow meta-analyses to be conducted, thereby improving our knowledge of what works. Logic models can move the field forward by allowing researchers to understand why some programs work and others do not. The improvement, both in quality and quantity, of program evaluation in gang research is crucial in order to move beyond claims of promising approaches.
Source:Journal of Criminal Justice, Volume 41, Issue 4
Author(s): Jason Gravel , Martin Bouchard , Karine Descormiers , Jennifer S. Wong , Carlo Morselli
Purpose We argue that inadequate frameworks to compare similar gang control strategies, and the scarcity of well-designed evaluations have hindered our ability to determine the effectiveness of existing programs. This article proposes a new typology of gang control strategies to use with logic models as tools to improve gang program evaluation. Methods We conducted a systematic review of gang control strategy evaluation reports and created a typology from the studies identified. Studies were selected on the basis of methodological quality in order to reflect only rigorous evaluations with credible research findings. Results Forty-five studies were selected and reviewed. Studies were classified in homogeneous categories based on the targeted population and the objective of the strategy. We infer logic models that consider the activities, outputs, and outcomes of each type of strategy. Conclusion A better framework for the comparison of similar studies may allow meta-analyses to be conducted, thereby improving our knowledge of what works. Logic models can move the field forward by allowing researchers to understand why some programs work and others do not. The improvement, both in quality and quantity, of program evaluation in gang research is crucial in order to move beyond claims of promising approaches.
Gaming: Researchers found that gaming can train the brain to make quicker decisions
Video games could train brain to make faster decisions, Duke study says :: Editor's Blog at WRAL...
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A Duke University study found that hours of gaming could be responsible for training the brain to make faster decisions from processing visual information.
Video games could train brain to make faster decisions, Duke study says :: Editor's Blog at WRAL...
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A Duke University study found that hours of gaming could be responsible for training the brain to make faster decisions from processing visual information.
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Britain Encouraged to Build US-Style 'Super-Prisons'
CNBC.com The study said the prison estate in England has grown piecemeal and comprises purpose-built facilities from the age of the Victorian penitentiary, former military bases, country houses, poorly built facilities from the 1960s and 70s, as well as a... Prison hotels: welcome to a night in the nickThe Guardian Super-prisons could replace existing jails Telegraph.co.uk Former prison governor calls for 12 new 'super-prisons' to replace old jailsThe Independent Daily Mail- Financial Times-Express.co.uk all 32 news articles » |
Prisons converted into hotels – in pictures
The Guardian New research suggests that the UK's crumbling prisons should be closed and replaced with superjails. So what better use for the old Victorian prisons than to turn them into hotels? Take a look at some notable conversions from around the world. |
Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood shooting suspect, can't claim 'defense of others' - GlobalPost - Prison Psychiatry - Google News
Nidal Hasan, Fort Hood shooting suspect, can't claim 'defense of others'
GlobalPost Nidal Hasan, the Army psychiatrist who is charged with murder in the Fort Hood shootings, is seen in a booking photo after being moved to the Bell County Jail on April 9, 2010 in Belton, Texas. (Bell County Sheriff's Office/AFP/Getty Images). What do ... and more » |
Here is a recent article that says that some mental health services are provided on a contract: "The department already has a $91 million contract with Virginia-based MHM Correctional Services to provide some mental health ...
What I find fearful is the fact that in prison, mental health services are reactively based. The mentally ill cannot get help unless he or she suffers from a behavioral episode. The sad thing is that in a deteriorated state of mind, ...
A new ADHD tool is being investigated in the UK prison population for the first time. Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London are using the computer-based QbTest; an objective test to assist in the ...
A new ADHD tool is being investigated in the UK prison population for the first time. Researchers from the Institute of Psychiatry, Kings College London are using the computer-based QbTest; an objective test to assist in the...
In the Florida investigation, federal investigators noted that local prison officials "have elected to ignore obvious and serious systemic deficiencies" in the jail's mental health services. Taken together, these developments shed...
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Prisons, as demonstrated by the ACLU case, have also become de facto mass institutions for the mentally ill, except without the oversight that pure psychiatric facilities face. With states tightening their budgets, mental health ...
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Wakefield Prison nurse 'had sex with rapist'by Staff (noreply@blogger.com)
A prison nurse had sex with a convicted rapist at a top security jail, a court has been told.
Karen Cosford exchanged intimate text messages on a smuggled mobile phone during her relationship with lifer Brian McBride, Leeds Crown Court heard.
Mrs Cosford, 47, of Normanton, who worked at Wakefield Prison, denies misconduct, claiming McBride raped her and then bribed her to not report it.
The prosecution said the married prison worker's actions compromised security.
Mrs Cosford is charged along with three other medical centre colleagues at Wakefield Prison with misconduct in a public office. More
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Karen Cosford exchanged intimate text messages on a smuggled mobile phone during her relationship with lifer Brian McBride, Leeds Crown Court heard.
Mrs Cosford, 47, of Normanton, who worked at Wakefield Prison, denies misconduct, claiming McBride raped her and then bribed her to not report it.
The prosecution said the married prison worker's actions compromised security.
Mrs Cosford is charged along with three other medical centre colleagues at Wakefield Prison with misconduct in a public office. More
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DC Jail helps inmates vote, a rarity nationwideby Staff (noreply@blogger.com)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The voters at this southeast Washington polling place were all dressed alike: orange jumpsuit, white shoes. And when they finished voting, they went back to their cell block, not back to work.
Still, voting inside the D.C. Jail looked a lot like voting at precincts around the country.
"What's your name, sir?" poll worker Arlin Budoo said as an inmate sat down at a table in front of him last month during one of two voting days.
The man gave his name and precinct. Budoo flipped through a stack of absentee ballots, found the man's and handed it over. He explained how to darken circles on the ballot to record a vote.
"Remember to vote both sides of the ballot," Budoo said.
While it seemed ordinary, the voting that went on at the D.C. Jail and a facility where women are housed next door is unique. Most states and the District of Columbia bar prisoners serving time on a felony conviction from voting. But inmates awaiting trial or serving a sentence for a misdemeanor, an estimated 700,000 people nationwide, are allowed to vote as long as they aren't barred by a past felony conviction. Full Article
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Still, voting inside the D.C. Jail looked a lot like voting at precincts around the country.
"What's your name, sir?" poll worker Arlin Budoo said as an inmate sat down at a table in front of him last month during one of two voting days.
The man gave his name and precinct. Budoo flipped through a stack of absentee ballots, found the man's and handed it over. He explained how to darken circles on the ballot to record a vote.
"Remember to vote both sides of the ballot," Budoo said.
While it seemed ordinary, the voting that went on at the D.C. Jail and a facility where women are housed next door is unique. Most states and the District of Columbia bar prisoners serving time on a felony conviction from voting. But inmates awaiting trial or serving a sentence for a misdemeanor, an estimated 700,000 people nationwide, are allowed to vote as long as they aren't barred by a past felony conviction. Full Article
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Inmate dies at Polk County jail; autopsy pendingby Staff (noreply@blogger.com)
FROSTPROOF, Fla. -- Authorities are investigating the death of an inmate in a central Florida jail.
Polk County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Carrie Eleazer says other inmates yelled out to deputies Friday evening that Stephen Harry Grimm was not breathing.
Eleazer says deputies and then paramedics attempted to revive Grimm. The 53-year-old Eaton Park man was pronounced dead at the Frostproof jail.
An autopsy will be conducted. Eleazer says no foul play is suspected and there was no trauma to Grimm's body.
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Polk County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Carrie Eleazer says other inmates yelled out to deputies Friday evening that Stephen Harry Grimm was not breathing.
Eleazer says deputies and then paramedics attempted to revive Grimm. The 53-year-old Eaton Park man was pronounced dead at the Frostproof jail.
An autopsy will be conducted. Eleazer says no foul play is suspected and there was no trauma to Grimm's body.
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America's private prison system is a national disgrace
The Guardian Another told prison mental health staff that he was depressed and thinking about about suicide. The treatment plan from the prison psychologist was reportedly three words: "encourage behavioral compliance". After being asked to provide a urine specimen ... and more » |
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Coming Together on Prison Reform
New York Times Increase access to drug and mental health courts to divert more defendants from prison when their incarceration doesn't serve the public interest. Once again, permit inmates to apply for Pell Grants, so that those who must be incarcerated have the ... and more » |
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Moors Murderer Ian Brady at mental health tribunal
BBC News He wants the mental health tribunal to allow a move to a prison in Scotland, where he hopes to end his life. He and girlfriend Myra Hindley murdered five children in the 1960s, burying some on moors in Greater Manchester. The tribunal is being held in... Ian Brady in public plea for transfer from hospital and death in prisonThe Guardian Ian Brady wants right to die in Scottish jailTelegraph.co.uk Ian Brady mental health tribunal - in tweetsThe Guardian Channel 4 News -The Independent-Daily Mail all 63 news articles » |
Juliet Lyon, director of the Prison Reform Trust, said: "Most of the solutions to women's offending lie outside prison walls in treatment for addictions, mental health and social care, safe housing, debt management and ...
America's private prison system is a national disgrace | The Raw Story by Jill Filipovic, The Guardian
Another told prison mental health staff that he was depressed and thinking about about suicide. The treatment plan from the prison psychologist was reportedly three words: “encourage behavioral compliance”. After being...
Jailers blamed for prison riot
New Zealand Herald Until that is completed, Corrections is refusing to respond to claims that the Killer Beez and Mongrel Mob gangs were involved in the uprising, and to the father's claim that a guard broke his son's arm. Tolley, though, has already suggested honouring ... and more » |
Corrections officials defend record on gangs before lawmakers
So Md News The head of Maryland's corrections system told lawmakers Thursday that great strides had been made in past years to reduce the influence of prison gangs, and that recent high-profile indictments were a sign of progress. “No matter how bad the criticism ... |
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Gang threat prompts testimony in fatal prison attack
Concord Monitor The man called in to clean up the blood after a prison inmate was brutally beaten in 2010 is now cooperating with investigators because the gang that carried out the attack has put a kill order on his head, according to an affidavit. Randall Chapman's... and more » |
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Mexican Cartels Tap US Prisons to Expand Operations and Draft New Talent
Daily Beast This has become a standard operating procedure for the cartels, which have also begun usingprison-based gangs to do their dirty work. "La Eme (also known as the Mexican Mafia) and the Aryan Brotherhood work for the Tijuana and Gulf Cartels as ... ' It's like a job fair in here ' : Mexican cartels tap US prisons to get ...Daily Mail all 4 news articles » |
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