To help find the leading cause, a study that was conducted by the New Jersey Department of Corrections within the last several years displays a case of severe delusional disorder among an unsuspecting population. They found that delusional disorder is not directly related to criminal behavior, but has still proven to be a problem within correctional communities and populations. Through the years 2000 to 2012, inmates of New Jersey Correctional Facilities had 0.24 percent of their correctional population diagnosed with some type of delusional disorder (Bajgier, Reeves & Tamburello, 2015). According to this study’s findings, 0.24 percent is eight times higher than what was expected in this type of community (Bajgier, Reeves & Tamburello, 2015).
