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Goal: The forensic psychiatric clinic Inforsa (FPK) wanted to get insight into the recidivism rate,the primary outcome measure for forensic treatment.Method: The Peek study is replicated as far as possible in order to be enable to compare thefindings.Conclusion: The results are discussed in the perspective of recent developments of new andshorter treatment in forensic psychiatry.Increased Severity of Offences in Clients after Article 37 CommitmentRon Dekens, FPK Inforsa, Amsterdam, Netherlands (ron.dekens@inforsa.nl)Background: The number of patients sentenced to a coerced TBS-treatment in the Netherlandshas steadily decreased during the last two decades. This is not only due to the fact that fewerTBS-equivalent offenses were committed but also to the fact that since the recommendations ofthe parliamentary inquiry commission-Visser, the treatment duration in the TBS clinics hasincreased significantly. Consequently the TBS treatment has become less attractive for clientsand their lawyers. Clients that are sentenced to TBS-treatment with coercion show an increase ofthe severity of the criminal acts. In particular, the offences had more often a violent component.The decrease in the number of TBS-treatments and the increase in the severity of offense leads tothe hypothesis that the offenses in the group "other forensic sentences” (including Article 37) aremore serious.Goal: To clarify the question of whether there is an increase in severity of the criminal offensesof patients in the FPK Inforsa, that were admitted in 2003/2004 in comparison with patientsadmitted in 2010/2011. It is expected that the offenses in the last group will be significantly moreserious.Method: For this purpose the offenses were classified in different ways: 1. based on themaximum sentence possible for the crime; 2. based on the national classification system (CBS)and 3. based on a seven-point scale designed by FPK Inforsa.Conclusion: The results and the implications for the clinic and the treatment are discussed.Regular Outcome Monitoring in a Forensic Psychiatric ClinicUdo Nabitz, FPK Inforsa, Amsterdam, Netherlands (udo.nabitz@inforsa.nl)Background: Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) is popular in psychiatric services over the lastfive years, in order to measure improvement and outcome of the treatment. Next to manyspecific questions the central research question is: What is the effect of the treatment in a275