Dealing with Offending Behavior: Anger Management

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Novaco date

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1975

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Novaco suggested that cognitive factors trigger the

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Emotional arousal that comes before aggressive acts

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Novaco’s argument is that, in some people, anger is

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Quick to surface in situations they perceive to be threatening or anxiety-inducing

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Becoming angry is then reinforced by

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The individuals feelings of control in that situation

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CBT

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Teach individuals to recognise anger - skills to deal with it

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Anger management programmes are

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A form of cognitive behaviour therapy

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The individual is taught to

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Recognise the cognitive factors that trigger their anger and loss of control and develop behavioural techniques that bring about conflict resolution without the need for violence

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How many stages are there for anger management?

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Three

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What are the stages for anger management?

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Stage 1 - cognitive preparation
Stage 2 - skill acquisition
Stage 3 - application practice

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Stage 1 - cognitive preparation

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This stage requires the offender to look back on past experience - learn to identify triggers to anger and the ways their interpretations of events may be irrational

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Stage 2 - skill acquisition

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In this stage offenders are introduced to a range of techniques and skills to help them deal with anger-provoking situations

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What techniques will the offenders learn in stage 2?

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Cognitive: positive self-talk to promote calmness
Behavioural: assertiveness training to communicate more effectively
Psychological: methods of relaxation and/or meditation

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Stage 3 - application practice

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In this stage offenders are given the opportunity to practice their skills in a carefully monitored environment

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Keen et al Date

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2000

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Keen et al studied the progress of young offenders who took part in

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An anger management programme

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Keen et al - what were the ages of the participants

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17-21

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Keen et al - how many sessions did the participants do?

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8 2 hour sessions

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Originally in Keen et al’s study there was a problem with

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Offenders forgetting their diaries and not taking it seriously

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By the end of Keen et al’s experiment, the offenders reported

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Increased awareness of their anger and capacity for self control

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anger management works on

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different levels

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rather than focusing on superficial surface behavior

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anger management addresses the thought processes underlying offending behavior

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anger management may give offenders new insight into the causes of their

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criminality which enables them to self-discover ways of managing themselves outside of prison

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anger management is more likely than behavior modification to lead to

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permanent behavior changes and lower rates of recidivism

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Blackburn date

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1993

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Blackburn claimed that follow up studies tend to show

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that anger management has a definite short-term effect

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Blackburn also said that there is little

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evidence that anger management reduces recidivism in the long term

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the reason why anger management doesn’t have a long term effect is because

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the application phase of treatment relies heavily on artificial role play which may not reflect real life situations

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theories of anger often assume that there is a

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straightforward causal relationship between anger and offending

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Loza and Loza-Fanous date

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1999

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Loza and Loza-Fanous found

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no differences in the levels of anger between offenders classed as violent or non-violent

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Loza and Loza-Fanous’ findings suggest that

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anger management programs may be misguided or even damaging if they provide offenders with justification for their behavior

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anger management programs are

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expensive to run as they require trained specialists used to dealing with violent offenders

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the success of anger management programs depends on

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the commitment of the participants

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Calm 
People 
Should 
Avoid 
Angry 
People

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Cognitive Preparation
Skills Acquisition
Application Practice