Dealing With Offender Behavior, Anger Management

Question 1

What’s anger management based off

Answer 1

Uses cognitive principles and cognitive behavioural therapy to recognise why patients are losing control of their behaviour

Question 2

What are the 3 stages of anger management

Answer 2

1-Cognitive preparations
2-Skills acquisition
3-Application practice

Question 3

Cognitive preparations

Answer 3

-The offender is asked to recall past experiences of anger allowing the therapist to identify triggers and explain to the offender how their response was irrational
-Someone staring at you at the pub
-The therapist redefines the situation as non threatening to prevent an automatic response

Question 4

Skills acquisition

Answer 4

Offenders are taught a range of techniques to help them rationally deal with anger provoking situations
-Cognitive - positive self talk
-Behavioral - assertiveness training in how to effectively communicate
-Physiological - meditation

Question 5

Application practice

Answer 5

-The therapist role plays the anger inducing situation in a controlled environment
-Successful roleplays are met with positive reinforcement

Question 6

Limited application

Answer 6

-Anger often is seen to have a direct causal relationship with crime however, there are many crimes that are committed for the sake of other purposes like tax evasion and greed
-Programmes can also be misguided as they provide the criminals for justification behind their behaviour
-Psychometric measures found no difference in anger levels between offenders labelled as violent and non violent

Question 7

Limited long term effects

Answer 7

Blackburn
-Theres little evidence to suggest anger management has long term effect outside
-Role play can’t accurately replicate the environment ie a busy pub on a Saturday night

Question 9

Electric approach

Answer 9

-Works on many different psychological levels
-Focuses on cognition, behaviour and social situations
-multidisciplinary approach which addresses all the elements which can contribute towards someone’s anger

Question 10

Extra PEELs

Answer 10

Expensive and requires high levels of commitment from the participants