Although a growing body of literature has demonstrated that justice-involved people with mental illnesses have criminogenic risk factors at similar or elevated rates as compared to justice-involved people without mental illnesses, more information about how criminogenic risks vary by intensity of mental health symptoms is needed. This information is particularly important for probation agencies who supervise the vast majority of justice-involved individuals with mental illnesses and who are increasingly implementing specialty mental health supervision approaches. To this end, this study examines the relationship between criminogenic risk and intensity of self-reported symptoms of mental illnesses among 201,905 individuals on probation from a large southeastern state. Self-report measures of symptoms of mental illnesses were categorized as low, moderate or high and criminogenic risks were compared among the following three groups: (1) those with no or low self-reported symptoms of mental illness; (2) those reporting moderate levels of symptoms; and (3) those reporting high or elevated levels of symptoms. Our findings suggest that the strength of relationships between symptoms of mental illnesses and criminogenic risks varies by type of criminogenic risk. Also, elevated symptoms of mental illness are associated with higher levels of criminogenic risks. More research about interventions that address mental illnesses and criminogenic risks is needed to inform practice and policy.

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心理健康症状严重程度对犯罪风险的影响：对心理健康服务和研究的影响

尽管越来越多的文献表明，与没有精神疾病的参与司法的人相比，参与司法的患有精神疾病的人具有相似或更高的犯罪风险因素，但有关犯罪风险如何随心理健康症状强度而变化的更多信息是需要。这些信息对于监督绝大多数与司法有关的患有精神疾病的个人以及越来越多地实施专业心理健康监督方法的缓刑机构尤为重要。为此，本研究调查了来自东南部一个大州的 201,905 名缓刑人员的犯罪风险与自我报告的精神疾病症状强度之间的关系。精神疾病症状的自我报告测量被归类为低，在以下三组中比较中度或高度和犯罪风险：（1）没有或低自我报告的精神疾病症状的人；(2) 报告中度症状的人；(3) 那些报告高水平或升高的症状的人。我们的研究结果表明，精神疾病症状与犯罪风险之间的关系强度因犯罪风险类型而异。此外，精神疾病症状的加重与更高水平的犯罪风险相关。需要对解决精神疾病和犯罪风险的干预措施进行更多研究，以便为实践和政策提供信息。(3) 那些报告高水平或升高的症状的人。我们的研究结果表明，精神疾病症状与犯罪风险之间的关系强度因犯罪风险类型而异。此外，精神疾病症状的加重与更高水平的犯罪风险相关。需要对解决精神疾病和犯罪风险的干预措施进行更多研究，以便为实践和政策提供信息。(3) 那些报告高水平或升高的症状的人。我们的研究结果表明，精神疾病症状与犯罪风险之间的关系强度因犯罪风险类型而异。此外，精神疾病症状的加重与更高水平的犯罪风险相关。需要对解决精神疾病和犯罪风险的干预措施进行更多研究，以便为实践和政策提供信息。