Violent Offender Programmes: Concept, Theory, and Practice

Polaschek, Devon L. L.

doi:10.1002/9780470713341.ch4

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“…Moreover, the quality of the various studies was far from uniform. Polaschek (2006) pointed out that while there are studies showing that treatment programmes for violent offenders lead to a decrease in reconviction for violent crimes, in most cases these programmes lack a treatment model in which associations are drawn between criminogenic needs and recidivism outcome. Goldstein et al (1998) developed Aggression Replacement Training (ART) for children and adolescents who show violent and aggressive behaviour and found ART to significantly improve behaviour in a controlled study of aggressive and/or delinquent adolescents in residential institutions, in outpatient projects, and in gangs (Goldstein et al, 1998).…”

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confidence: 97%

Aggression Control Therapy for violent forensic psychiatric patients: First results

Hornsveld

Nijman

Kraaimaat

2008

Psychology, Crime & Law

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Aggression Control Therapy (ACT), a treatment programme developed in the Netherlands for violent forensic psychiatric patients with a conduct disorder or antisocial personality disorder, was investigated in two studies. In the first study, the personality traits and problem behaviours of these patients and a normative Dutch population were compared, and then the traits and behaviours of patients who completed the ACT were compared with those who dropped out. In the second study, the ACT was evaluated by comparing pre-treatment, post-treatment, and follow-up data. Two control conditions were added: a waiting-list period for outpatients and a control group for inpatients. The patients who received ACT were psychologically unstable, egoistic, and prone to anger. They reported little social anxiety when exhibiting limit-setting behaviour (e.g. giving criticism) but tended to avoid approaching behaviour (e.g. giving a compliment). Results suggested that ACT diminished aggressive behaviour but did not change socially competent behaviour. The limitations of the two studies are mentioned and suggestions for further research into the effects of ACT are presented.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 97%

Aggression Control Therapy for violent forensic psychiatric patients: First results

Hornsveld

Nijman

Kraaimaat

2008

Psychology, Crime & Law

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“…Returning to the evidence reviewed in this paper concerning effective interventions, a core question that remains is how those changes that engender reductions in aggression and violence occur ('treatment theory'; Polaschek 2006). While numerous variables operate during such a process, arguably what they share in common is an increase in the individual's capacity for, and motivation to engage in, self-regulation of cognitive and emotional processes and of the interaction between them.…”

Section: Conceptualizing Violent Behaviourmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…It appears essential to assess a pattern of offending (using functional analysis and case formulation) prior to allocating individuals to programmes. Polaschek (2006) has noted the inappropriateness of anger management alone for individuals exhibiting either over-controlled or instrumental aggression, though it could constitute an element in a multimodal programme focused on such problems.…”

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confidence: 99%

A review of effective interventions for reducing aggression and violence

McGuire

2008

Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B

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This paper addresses the question of whether individual violence can be reduced in frequency or severity, if so to what extent and by which methods. It opens with a brief overview of the nature of personal violence and discussion of some key definitional and methodological problems. However, its principal focus is on the findings obtained from a series of meta-analytic reviews of structured programmes for adolescents and adults who have shown repeated aggression or been convicted of personal violence, drawing together the results of studies conducted in prison, probation, youth justice and allied services. Additional results are considered from a systematic review of studies of violence prevention among offenders with mental disorders. This incorporates the preliminary findings of a meta-analysis of controlled trials of psychosocial interventions with that population. Overall, it is concluded that there is sufficient evidence currently available to substantiate the claim that personal violence can be reduced by psychosocial interventions, but that much more research is required to delineate the parameters of effectiveness in this context. Proposals are made for future investigations with reference to the theoretical understanding of causal relationships and the design of experimental trials.

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“…We therefore examined these issues using Aggression Replacement Training (ART) as a method of improving social competence in a sample of youngsters. Aggression Replacement Training is one of the best-known multi-modal programs aimed at aggressive and antisocial youths (Polaschek, 2006). The program consists of three separate modules (social skills training, anger control training, and moral reasoning training) and thus addresses not only social skills, but also the wider concept of social competence.…”

Section: Social Competence and Behavioral Problemsmentioning

confidence: 99%