INVESTIGADORES
ARBACH Karin
congresos y reuniones científicas
Título:
Risk factors for violent crimes in natives versus foreign nationals
Autor/es:
ARBACH, K.; REDONDO-ILLESCAS, S.; SINGH, JAY; ANDRÉS-PUEYO, A.
Lugar:
Maastricht
Reunión:
Congreso; XIIIth International Conference of Forensic Mental Health Services; 2013
Institución organizadora:
International Association of Forensic Mental Health Services
Resumen:
Although the foreign national population in Spanish prisons has doubled during the past decade from 22% to 44%, few studies have investigated the contribution of foreign nationals to criminality and their risk profiles compared to natives. The present paper compared rates of violent conviction in 917 native and 657 foreign national male offenders, and explored differences in risk factors for violence between groups. Risk factors were assessed with the RisCanvi Screening tool (Andrés-Pueyo, Arbach, & Redondo-Illescas, 2010). Data analyses were performed using logistic regression, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis, and positive and negative predictive values (PPV and NPV, respectively). Natives and foreign nationals showed no significant differences in the rate of violent conviction (19.6% vs. 17.2%, respectively). However, when multivariate models were developed to predict violence in the samples, between-group differences in the risk profiles of violent and non-violent offenders were found. While pro-criminal attitudes and a history of order violations were found to be common predictors of violence in both natives and foreign nationals, specific risk factors emerge in each group. Implications of the findings for research, public policy and risk management are explored.