Evaluation of Anger Management Training for Treating the Offender

Question 1

• One in 8 improvement

Answer 1

Law reported that only one individual who completed an 8 week course showed any improvement

Question 2

• Improvements in some areas

Answer 2

Hunter reported considerable improvements in specific areas such a a reduction in impulsiveness, depression, and interpersonal problems

Question 3

• Only ‘hostile’ aggression

Answer 3

Anger management can only be applied to hostile aggression and not instrumental aggression (pre-meditated)

Question 4

• Experimental group

Answer 4

Ireland found that an experimental group who had completed the programme showed less angry behaviours and scored lower on self-reported angry behaviours than a control group