The Time Before the Crime - Risk Patterns in Offenders Undergoing a Forensic Psychiatric Evaluation

The overarching aim of the research project is to identify risk patterns preceding criminal acts among individuals later subject to forensic psychiatric evaluation (FPE) in Sweden, including factors within psychiatric care as well as broader individual or contextual factors. Although individuals who undergo an FPE represent a small subset of all individuals who commit criminal acts, the implications of being sentenced to forensic psychiatric care are profound. In Sweden, approximately 300 individuals are transferred to forensic psychiatric care each year, with a median duration of 7.5 years. Notably, the number of admissions exceeds the number of discharges annually, resulting in a growing forensic psychiatric population. This increasing trend underscores the need for increased knowledge and preventive efforts. All forensic psychiatric patients undergo an FPE before the sentencing, and