RAMBO: The evaluation of an intervention program for UK mentally abnormal young offenders

Abstract

This chapter offers a prospective and naturalistic study of the impact of a risk-assessment and risk-management program on mentally abnormal young offenders admitted to a medium secure adolescent psychiatric inpatient unit in the United Kingdom (U.K.) because of violent, dangerous or self-harming behaviour. As a result of the risk assessment, there was a reduction in their violent, dangerous or self-harming behaviour that was significantly associated with a reduction in the number of risk factors. About 80% were discharged directly back into the community.

Citation

Mutale, T.I. (2005), "RAMBO: The evaluation of an intervention program for UK mentally abnormal young offenders", Hartwell, S.W. (Ed.) The Organizational Response to Persons with Mental Illness Involved with the Criminal Justice System (Research in Social Problems and Public Policy, Vol. 12), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 53-73. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0196-1152(05)12003-1