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Michael Daffern - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the impact of an intensive inpatient Violent Offender treatment programme on intermediary treatment targets violence risk and aggressive behaviour in a sample of mentally disordered Offenders
Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 2018Co-Authors: Michael Daffern, Katrina Simpson, Hannah AinslieAbstract:AbstractThis study examined the impact of an intensive inpatient Violent Offender treatment programme, Life Minus Violence-Enhanced (LMV-E), on intermediary treatment targets, risk for violence, and aggressive behaviour during treatment in a sample of male mentally disordered Offenders. Using quasi-experimental design, Offenders who completed LMV-E and a comparison group showed reduced problems with impulsivity and anger regulation and improvements in social problem solving. Aggregate risk for future violence lessened in both treatment and comparison groups, although by a significantly greater degree for the comparison group. The aggressive behaviour of both groups reduced. Completion of the LMV-E conferred additional improvements in some facets of social problem solving and anger regulation. Neither group showed improvements in empathic responses, coping skills or problematic interpersonal style. Overall, these results suggest anger regulation, impulsivity and social problem solving are most amenable to ...
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the impact of pre treatment responsivity and treatment participation on Violent recidivism in a Violent Offender sample
Psychology Crime & Law, 2016Co-Authors: Kate Obrien, Michael DaffernAbstract:ABSTRACTThis study assessed whether pre-treatment responsivity (psychopathy, motivation to attend treatment, denial and minimisation of offending behaviour, and feelings of guilt or shame) predicted Violent recidivism and/or moderated the effectiveness of a violence intervention programme. Participants were 114 male Violent Offenders who were referred to a structured Violent Offender group treatment programme; 84 Offenders commenced the programme. Results showed that treatment completion did not have a significant main effect on recidivism but that psychopathy scores moderated the effects of treatment. Offenders with high scores on the Psychopathy Checklist: Screening Version (PCL:SV) who were rated as having good engagement with treatment, or who completed treatment, had similar Violent recidivism rates compared to Offenders with low PCL:SV scores. In contrast, Offenders with high PCL:SV scores who dropped out of treatment or were poorly engaged had significantly higher rates of Violent recidivism. These...
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integrating contemporary aggression theory with Violent Offender treatment how thoroughly do interventions target Violent behavior
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2010Co-Authors: Flora Gilbert, Michael DaffernAbstract:Social cognitive theory and research have made important contributions to contemporary understandings of aggression and violence. At present, however, the domains of aggression theory and its applied counterpart, Violent Offender treatment, have progressed as relatively disparate fields with little intersection between theory and practice. In this paper we describe the present state of aggression theory and consider the evidence available to support its hypothesized mechanisms, paying particular attention to the most under-researched aspect: aggression-related cognitions. Approaches to the treatment of Violent Offenders are then examined with regard to their theoretical underpinnings and the extent to which they target constructs designated as contributing to aggression propensity by the most comprehensive and contemporary theory of aggression, the General Aggression Model (GAM; Anderson & Bushman, 2002; Anderson & Carnagey, 2004; Anderson, Gentile, & Buckley, 2007). In conclusion, we argue that additional research is required to more fully explore the constructs implicated in aggressive behavior by the GAM in clinical populations, and that improved integration between theory and practice is required, specifically, that the literature underpinning the GAM ought to be drawn upon to improve the efficacy of Violent Offender treatment.
Margaret Severson - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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evaluation of a serious and Violent Offender reentry initiative svori program in a midwest state
Criminal Justice Policy Review, 2017Co-Authors: Christopher A Veeh, Margaret SeversonAbstract:The Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) paved the way for a new era of rehabilitation in corrections’ programming. However, published outcome evaluations of SVORI programs and their progeny are limited in number. The current article presents the multiyear outcome evaluation of one prisoner reentry initiative established in a Midwestern state, which was developed within the framework of the SVORI program model. A comparison group was identified using propensity score matching to evaluate program effectiveness on the recidivism outcomes of returns to prison and new convictions. Cox proportional hazards modeling found program participants to have significantly lower hazard to incur a new conviction than the comparison group but no difference in the hazard for reincarceration. The implications of these mixed findings in recidivism outcomes are discussed for the reentry program initiative.
Janet I Warren - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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the sexually Violent Offender impulsive or ritualistic
Aggression and Violent Behavior, 2000Co-Authors: Robert R Hazelwood, Janet I WarrenAbstract:The article presents and develops a paradigm of serial, sexual Offenders derived from our criminal investigative analysis experience and research. The paradigm delineates two major categories of sexually Violent Offenders. The Impulsive Offender is described as being criminally unsophisticated, and largely reactive in terms of his victim selection and crime-scene behavior. It is observed that this type of Offender is often characterized by a diverse criminal history, rather generic sexual interests, and significant levels of physical violence. The Ritualistic Offender, in contrast, is characterized by diverse paraphilic interests, a pervasive and defining fantasy life, and a carefully developed and executed set of crime-scene behaviors. These two distinctions are examined as they inform the analysis of a sexually Violent crime by criminal investigative analysts as well as the clinical evaluation of these Offenders within a forensic context. The potential utility of this type of paradigmatic delineation for risk assessments and for assessing the potential for future recidivism is also highlighted.
James Chiesa - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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An Evaluation of the Federal Government’s Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants
The Prison Journal, 2020Co-Authors: Susan Turner, Peter W. Greenwood, Terry Fain, James ChiesaAbstract:The 1994 Crime Act authorized $10 billion through fiscal year 2000 to help states expand prison space for Violent Offenders, provided states had truth-in-sentencing (TIS) laws. Few states enacted new TIS statutes to qualify for funding; only $2.7 million actually reached the states. By the end of fiscal year 1999, more than 50,000 new beds had been added using Violent Offender incarceration (VOI) and TIS funds, a capacity increase of around 4%. TIS did not increase incarcerations per Violent crime committed. The percentage of sentence served by released Violent Offenders has increased since 1993 for both TIS and non-TIS states. By fiscal year 2002, VOI/TIS funding was discontinued.
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an evaluation of the federal government s Violent Offender incarceration and truth in sentencing incentive grants
The Prison Journal, 2006Co-Authors: Susan Turner, Peter W. Greenwood, Terry Fain, James ChiesaAbstract:The 1994 Crime Act authorized $10 billion through fiscal year 2000 to help states expand prison space for Violent Offenders, provided states had truth-in-sentencing (TIS) laws. Few states enacted new TIS statutes to qualify for funding; only $2.7 million actually reached the states. By the end of fiscal year 1999, more than 50,000 new beds had been added using Violent Offender incarceration (VOI) and TIS funds, a capacity increase of around 4%. TIS did not increase incarcerations per Violent crime committed. The percentage of sentence served by released Violent Offenders has increased since 1993 for both TIS and non-TIS states. By fiscal year 2002, VOI/TIS funding was discontinued.
Christopher A Veeh - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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evaluation of a serious and Violent Offender reentry initiative svori program in a midwest state
Criminal Justice Policy Review, 2017Co-Authors: Christopher A Veeh, Margaret SeversonAbstract:The Serious and Violent Offender Reentry Initiative (SVORI) paved the way for a new era of rehabilitation in corrections’ programming. However, published outcome evaluations of SVORI programs and their progeny are limited in number. The current article presents the multiyear outcome evaluation of one prisoner reentry initiative established in a Midwestern state, which was developed within the framework of the SVORI program model. A comparison group was identified using propensity score matching to evaluate program effectiveness on the recidivism outcomes of returns to prison and new convictions. Cox proportional hazards modeling found program participants to have significantly lower hazard to incur a new conviction than the comparison group but no difference in the hazard for reincarceration. The implications of these mixed findings in recidivism outcomes are discussed for the reentry program initiative.
