Developmental aspects of violence and the institutional response

Blumenthal, Stephen

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“…Research has also related offenders' early interactions with caregivers to their later internal working models (Blumenthal, 2000) the fundamental attachment dimensions underlying attachment relationships (Pietromonaco and Barrett, 2000). The association between childhood experiences with the attachment figures and later adult well-being and functioning has been supported by research (Rholes and Simpson, 2004;Winefield et al, 1994).…”

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Inmates’ empathy in relation to perceived parenting and attachment working models

Lin

Yang

McFatter

et al. 2017

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine criminal offenders’ dispositional empathy and relate it to perceived parenting characteristics of primary caregivers (measured as care and overprotection) and inmates’ internal working models of the self and others (measured as attachment anxiety and avoidance, respectively). Design/methodology/approach Compared to a group of 110 college students, the group of 102 inmates indicated lower levels of cognitive and emotional empathy (measured as perspective taking (PT) and empathic concern (EC), respectively). Among inmates, perceived parental care was related to PT; parental overprotection was related to EC. Findings The inmates’ data fit a model suggesting a mediational role of attachment anxiety in the relation between perceived parental overprotection and EC. Also, inmates’ attachment avoidance moderated the relation between attachment anxiety and EC, so that the relation only occurred when attachment avoidance was not high. The findings suggested potential protective roles of early parental bonding and positive views of social others in enhancing empathy for justice-involved populations. Originality/value The findings shed light on how inmates’ perception of parenting related to both aspects of empathy and how cognitive representations of the self and others potentially underlie the association between perceived parenting and their disposition for EC. To cultivate dispositional empathy as a means of preventing delinquency, it is important to advocate not only parenting characterized as caring and warm, but also cognitive interventions on framing positive working models of social others, particularly for those who perceive their primary caregivers as overprotective and are highly avoidant to social closeness.

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confidence: 99%

Inmates’ empathy in relation to perceived parenting and attachment working models

Lin

Yang

McFatter

et al. 2017

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“…In the United Kingdom, a number of studies have looked at the prevalence of trauma in the histories of violent offenders. These studies report high frequencies of childhood experience of social disadvantage, family violence, and physical, sexual and emotional abuse (Blumenthal, 2000; Boswell, 2000; Payne, Watt, Rogers, & McMurran, 2008; Renn, 2002).…”

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Involvement in extreme violence and violence‐related trauma: A review with relevance to young people in custody

Welfare

Hollin

2011

Legal Criminol Psychol

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Purpose. This review is concerned with the points of contact between two diverse literatures: first, the association between childhood abuse and the development of violent conduct; second, the effects of involvement in the perpetration of acts of violence.Method. The empirical literature in the two areas of concern is considered along with complementary explanations for the extant evidence.Results. There is a weight of evidence indicating that childhood abuse is associated with later violence alongside a literature that considers this association in terms of the traumatic effects of abuse. The perpetration of violent acts can have debilitating effects on the individual offender: these effects have also been considered in terms of trauma. Conclusion.It is suggested that there are potential advantages to adopting a traumabased framework to inform practice with violent young people. This suggestion raises several areas for research to inform the development of evidence-based practice that are presented in outline form.The involvement of children and young people in acts of violence, including criminal violence, has generated a substantial literature exploring the individual factors and social experiences, including the experience of abuse, that may influence the development of violent behaviour

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Introduction to Forensic Psychology

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Developmental aspects of violence and the institutional response

Abstract: Introduction The developmental and attachment literature on violence is reviewed.Violence is conceptualized as an attempt to achieve justice.

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Inmates’ empathy in relation to perceived parenting and attachment working models

Inmates’ empathy in relation to perceived parenting and attachment working models

Involvement in extreme violence and violence‐related trauma: A review with relevance to young people in custody

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