Forensic Recidivism Tools for Women

Originally Published on February 4th, 2025 at 08:00 am
Table of Contents
Overview
Summary
Implications for Mitigation
Reference

Overview

Research on recidivism tools for women lags significantly behind that on men. Additionally, what little research there is on the risk assessment of women is often limited and does not specifically address mental health issues.

Summary

This study specifically looked at 525 German women who were admitted to a German Psychiatric Hospital at the request of the courts.

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