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Goals of most custodial institutions

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  • To ensure the safety of the individual (number 1 goal)
  • To ensure the safety of the community
  • To provide programming opportunities for the rehabilitation of offenders
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Pre- 1450

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Possession by demons - defense ‘I was possessed by a demon’ - cause - due to physical possession by some kind of demon - Response - Remove the demon

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Pre-historic and 1700s

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Trephining - often in frontal lobe/ scapegoat

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1450 - 1750 (Dark Ages)

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Possession by the Devil -Cause- Abnormal behav. believed to be spiritual possession by the devil - Response - ‘Encourage’ the devil to leave - flogging, icewater, burning

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1750 - 1800

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Biological Abnormality and proportional responses era

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Cause of abnormal behav. during biological abnormality and proportional responses era

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Due to some unknown biological cause

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Response to abnormal behav during biological abnormality and proportional responses era

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  • e.g ice baths (lower temp) to treat physiological - blood transfusions - frontal lobotomies -
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1800 - 1850

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Institutionalized Era

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Cause of abnormal behav during institutionalization era

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  • some uncontrollable cause
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Response to abnormal behav during institutionalization era

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  • separation and instituionalization
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Panopticon Design

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Prison design Jeremy Batham - prison guard can see all the prisoners - Roundhouse in Fremantle (1830)

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1850 - 1900

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Medical Era

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Cause of abnormal behav during medical era

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due to medical problem

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Response to abnormal behav during medical era

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operations and medications

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1900 - 1930

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Psychoanalytical Era

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Cause of abnormal behav in psychoanalytical era

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Due to early childhood conflicts and unconscious impulses

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Reponse to abnormal behav in psychoanalytical era

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  • Intensive individual therapy (rich criminals)
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1930 - 1950

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Behavioural era

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Cause of abnormal behav in behavioural era

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Due to learning

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Response to abnormal behav in behavioural era

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Behaviourally based treatments (aversion therapy - reconditioning - systematic desensitisation - behaviour mod)

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Aversion Therapy

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Behavioural technique in which the individual is exposed to the stimulus of interest while forced to experience an unpleasant sensation in order to stop the behaviour (clockwork orange)

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What is aversion therapy based on

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classical conditioning (Watson, Pavolv)

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Key component of aversion therapy

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Forming of association between behaviour and unpleasant sensation

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Early studies of aversion therapy on

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rats and alcoholics

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Antabuse

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used to support the treatment of chronic alcoholism by producing an acute sensitivity to alcohol. It blocks the processing of alcohol in the body by inhibiting acetaldehyde dehydrogenase, thus causing an unpleasant reaction when alcohol is consumed.

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Forensic applications of aversion therapy

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Paedophiles - deviant sex offences

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Behavioural Modification programs

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Positive behaviours encouraged through a schedule through the implementation of a schedule of reinforcement (Skinnerian)

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Behavioural Modification Programs based on

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Operant conditioning work of Skinner

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What is Behavioural Modification also known as

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  • Token economy
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Forensic Applications include

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  • Youth custodial facilities - male and female custodial facilities
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1950 - 1980

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Humanistic Era

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Cause of abnormal behaviour in humanistic era

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Believed to be due to the need for people to self-actualise

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Response to abnormal behav in humanistic era

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Group therapy aimed at impacting empathy, unconditional acceptance and genuineness

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Forensic Applications of humanistic approach

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Therapeutic jurisprudence (law as a therapy) - restorative justice -

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Cause of abnormal behaviour in cognitive era (1980 - today)

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-Due to cognitive thinking style - may be positively impacted through a behavioural based program

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Cognitive risk factors related to offending

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  • self control - locus of control - social problem-solving - empathy - recognition of feelings
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Self-control definition

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Degree to which one can successfully cope with potentially negative urges feelings and reactions including - impulsivity - risk-seeking -self-centredness -temper

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Locus of control

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Degree to which you believe that you control your own destiny (Low ext —— high ext)

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Social Problem Solving

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The ability to SUCCESSFULLY IDENTIFY and RESOLVE SOCIALLY based CHALLENGES such as disappointment, frustration etc

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Empathy

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  • Ability to GENUINELY UNDERSTAND the SITUATION of ANOTHER
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Recognition of Feelings

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(Emotional Intelligence) - The ability to RECOGNIZE and CONTROL your OWN FEELINGS as well as RECOGNIZE the FEELINGS of OTHERS