1. Why was Johnnie K. Baxstrom committed to a hospital even after his prison sentence was up?
2. What was the result of Baxstrom V. Harold (1966)?
3. Who was the first author who conducted the Baxstrom study?
4. What was the main research question of the Baxstrom experiment?
5. What was the study design of the Baxstrom experiment?
6. What was the sample size of the Baxstrom experiment?
7. What was the major finding of the Baxstrom experiment?
8. What was the recidivism rate of those patients released after Baxstrom v. Harold?
9. Regarding the discussion on page 192, what is outlined regarding how terms are defined in different fields and/or in the research arena versus ‘real life.’
10. Discuss the need for objectivity in violence risk assessment.
