forensics: anger management ao3

Question 1

anger management is hard to implement

Answer 1

• requires trained specialists used to dealing with violent offenders. this is expensive and many prisons cannot afford to run these programmes
• additionally effectivness dep on commitment of those who ppt, so hard for those who are uncooperative
• thus limiting programmes effectivness

Question 2

no cause and effect

Answer 2

anger may not always cause offending. cannot assume a direct causal relationships. eg loza and loza fanous found no diff in anger bet offenders classified as violent and non violent
other factors like trauma or socialisation
misguided effects of anger managment if they provide offenders with a justification of their beh

Question 3

ecletic approach

Answer 3

• works on cog beh and physiological levels
• eg cog prep identifies triggers, skill aqq develops self managment tech, social approach where prisoners can role play skills
  multidiscplinary approach that acknoelsges offedning as complex and treats each component

Question 4

long term effectviness

Answer 4

• not effective long term
  blackburn claimed follow up studies showed anger man did have a short term effect but little evidence to show red in reoffending long term
• this may be due to the fact that it relies on prisoners being able to effectivley role play a situation where its not possible to reflect real life anger triggers
• bringing the effectiveness of such programmes into question