title: Recidivism and characteristics of highly dangerous offenders being released from retrospectively imposed preventive detention: an empirical study.
abstract: This study examines the recidivism of offenders who are considered to be highly dangerous but who, as a result of a decision of the German Federal High Court, have not been in preventive detention because it was imposed retrospectively (Group II preventive detention cases; § 66b StGB). Taking into consideration the restrictions imposed by the study, the data were evaluated regarding their usefulness for predicting the likelihood of reoffending. The results of this study suggest that it could be useful to describe criteria for the not very severe reoffending group.
authors.affiliation: Ludwig-Meyer-Institute for Forensic Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Georg-August-University of Göttingen, Rosdorfer Weg 70, 37073 Göttingen, Germany. ju.mueller@asklepios.com
authors.forename: Jürgen L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Müller
authors.forename: K-A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Haase
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stolpmann
mesh_terms: D003134:Commitment of Persons with Psychiatric Disorders / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003415:Crime / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D057237:Criminals / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003617:Dangerous Behavior; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D055502:Secondary Prevention; D014754:Violence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data