Common Psychological Treatments Used to Address Criminal Behavior

Daffern, Michael; Papalia, Nina; Stevenson, Emily; Thomas, Stuart

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-80882-2_29

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“…Fourth, manifested positive characteristics and unreported criminogenic needs (Bonta & Andrews, 2017) are those with the highest probability of bias being the self-report validity suspected. Failure to correct this bias will mean that the intervention does not focus on the needs of the individual and, henceforth, lost its effectiveness (Daffern et al, 2022). Fifth, there is also a systematic tendency to hide and deny clinical symptoms that, although they are not criminogenic needs (causal relationship with the criminal behavior), non-intervention on them is related to recidivism (Basanta et al, 2015).…”

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Is the Self-reported Information by Male Sentenced of Violence against Women in the Intervention Phase Valid?

Fernández

Marcos

Sanmarco

et al. 2024

Anuario De Psicología Jurídica

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The evaluation of the needs of convicts is a critical issue for the design of the intervention. Nonetheless, in the information reported by convicts in penitentiary evaluation, simulation (malingering) and dissimulation (denial of symptoms, social desirability, and both) must be suspected. Thus, a field study with the aim of estimating the prevalence rate of the distortions and its effects in the needs reported by convicts was designed. A total of 624 men convicted for intimate partner violence reported their needs in the MMPI-2 in the reception phase of a penitentiary intervention program. Results: tion consisting in denial of symptoms, .112 [.087, .137], social desirability, .223 [.190, .256], and the combination of both two, .120 [.095, .145]. The effects in denial of symptoms emerged in the information of less depressive (i.e., lack of interest in activities, excessive sensitivity, lack of sociability), paranoid (i.e., interpersonal sensitivity and perceptiveness), psychasthenic (i.e., general subjective distress and negative affect), schizoid (i.e., alienation, chaotic interpersonal relations, and disruptive cognitive processes), and hypomanic (i.e., hyperactivity, irritability, and sensation seeking) symptoms. Likewise, social desirability dissimulators detailed significantly less depressive, psychopathic (i.e., less general social maladjustment), paranoid, psychasthenic, schizoid, and hypomanic symptoms. Similarly, the whole dissimulators (combining denial of symptoms and social desirability responses) informed less depressive, psychopathic, paranoid, psychasthenic, schizoid, and hypomanic symptoms, and fewer problems of social introversion. Conversely, they related significantly more symptoms of hysteria (i.e., physical complaints). Distortions introduced by convicts in self-reports must be controlled to design effective correctional interventions.¿Es válida la información reportada por sentenciados por maltrato contra la mujer en la fase de intervención? R E S U M E N La evaluación de las necesidades de los sentenciados es clave para diseñar la intervención. No obstante, en la información facilitada por los sentenciados en proceso de evaluación penitenciaria ha de sospecharse simulación y disimulación (negación de síntomas, deseabilidad o ambas). Por ello, se diseñó un estudio de campo con el objetivo de estimar la tasa de prevalencia de distorsiones en las respuestas y sus efectos en las necesidades psicológicas informadas. Una muestra de 624 hombres sentenciados por violencia de género informaron de sus necesidades en el MMPI-2 en la fase de acogida de un programa de intervención penitenciario. Los resultados pusieron de manifiesto que las respuestas de los sentenciados eran coherentes y no estaban sujetas a simulación. No obstante, se observó una prevalencia significativa de disimulación consistente en negación de síntomas, .112 [.087, .137], deseabilidad social, .223 [.190, .256], y la combinación de ambas, .120 [.095, .145]. Los efectos de las distorsiones en la negación de síntomas se manifestaron ...

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Is the Self-reported Information by Male Sentenced of Violence against Women in the Intervention Phase Valid?

Fernández

Marcos

Sanmarco

et al. 2024

Anuario De Psicología Jurídica

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“…Treatment programs are not equally effective (Daffern et al, 2022; Schmucker & Lösel, 2015) and some programs appear to have minimal impact on recidivism. Adverse outcomes have also been reported, such as the evaluation of the British Ministry of Justice core treatment program evaluation (Mews et al’ 2017).…”

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Open Versus Closed Group Treatment of Men with a History of Sexual Offenses

2022

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Treatment programs for people with histories of sexual violence form a critical part of criminal justice service rehabilitation. Completion of these programs is often a precondition of release. Meta-analytic reviews suggest moderate benefit is associated with treatment completion, although effect sizes vary. This study examined whether commencement of open versus closed group programs was associated with treatment completion and recidivism. Participants were 426 adult men who commenced treatment between April 1, 2014, and December 31, 2017. Participants were followed-up until June 30, 2018. Programs varied by type (open versus closed), location (in-custody versus in-community) and intensity (moderate versus high). No significant differences were observed between open and closed programs for treatment completion but men who were treated in-custody were more likely to complete treatment when compared to those men who commenced treatment in the community. No significant differences were observed between open and closed programs for sexual or for any recidivism.

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Common Psychological Treatments Used to Address Criminal Behavior

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Is the Self-reported Information by Male Sentenced of Violence against Women in the Intervention Phase Valid?

Is the Self-reported Information by Male Sentenced of Violence against Women in the Intervention Phase Valid?

Open Versus Closed Group Treatment of Men with a History of Sexual Offenses

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