The Violence Reduction Programme: a treatment programme for violence-prone forensic clients

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 461-475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen C.P. Wong ◽  
Audrey Gordon
Keyword(s):  
Treatment Programme ◽  
Violence Reduction ◽  
Forensic Clients

scholarly journals Assessment and treatment of violence-prone forensic clients: an integrated approach

2007 ◽  
Vol 190 (S49) ◽  
pp. s66-s74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen C. P. Wong ◽  
Audrey Gordon ◽  
Deqiang Gu
Keyword(s):  
Personality Disorder ◽  
Integrated Approach ◽  
Control Programme ◽  
Outcome Evaluation ◽  
Violence Risk ◽  
Violence Reduction ◽  
Treatment Readiness ◽  
Assessment And Treatment ◽  
Risk Need Responsivity ◽  
Forensic Clients

BackgroundA risk-reduction treatment programme complemented by a focused assessment, both guided by the risk–need–responsivity principles, is suggested as the preferred treatment for violence-prone individuals with personality disorder.AimsViolence Reduction Programme (VRP) and Violence Risk Scale (VRS) were used to illustrate the design and implementation of such an approach. Participants from a similarly designed Aggressive Behaviour Control Programme were used to illustrate the principles discussed and to test programme efficacy.MethodThe VRS was used to assess risk/need and treatment readiness, and DSM–III/IV psychiatric diagnoses of 203 federal offenders.ResultsParticipants had a high probability of violent recidivism and many violence-linked criminogenic needs, similar to offenders with high PCL–R scores. Most had antisocial personality disorder and substance use disorders; in terms of treatment-readiness, most were in the contemplation stage of change. Outcome evaluation results support the objectives of the VRP.ConclusionsIntegrating risk–need–responsivity principles in assessment and treatment can provide useful guidelines for intervention with violence-prone forensic clients with personality disorder.

Behavioural hearing tactics: a controlled trial of a short treatment programme

1997 ◽  
Vol 35 (6) ◽  
pp. 523-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerhard Andersson ◽  
Malin Green ◽  
Lennart Melin
Keyword(s):  
Controlled Trial ◽  
Treatment Programme ◽  
Short Treatment

Improvement in psychological wellbeing among adolescents with a substance use disorder attending an outpatient treatment programme

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
N.M. Gamage ◽  
C. Darker ◽  
B.P. Smyth
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Substance Use Treatment ◽  
Disruptive Behaviour ◽  
Treatment Programme ◽  
The Impact

Objectives: Adolescents with substance use disorders (SUDs) exhibit high rates of comorbid psychological problems. This study aimed to examine the impact of an outpatient substance use treatment programme upon the psychological wellbeing of adolescents. Methods: A prospective study was carried out examining psychological symptoms in a group of adolescents attending the Youth Drug and Alcohol (YoDA) Addiction Service in Dublin. Participants were treated with evidenced based psychological models such as cognitive behavioural therapy, motivational interviewing and systemic family therapy. The Becks Youth Inventory was utilised to assess psychological symptoms at treatment entry and repeated three months later at follow up. Results: Among 36 adolescents who were included in this study, poly-substance misuse was the norm. Almost three-quarter had a cannabis use disorder (CUD). There were significant reductions in mean subscale scores of depression (56.0 to 50.8, p = 0.003), anger (55.2 to 49.5, p < 0.001) and disruptive behaviour (61.6 to 56.5, p = 0.002) at follow up. Although there wasn’t a statistically significant reduction in mean scores for anxiety, we observed a significant proportion of participants (p = 0.008) improving and moving out of a moderate to severe symptom range when examined by category. This was also the case for self-concept (p = 0.04). Furthermore this study revealed a positive correlation between the reduction in days of cannabis use and reduction in depressive scores (Pearson correlation 0.49, p = 0.01) among those with a CUD. Conclusion: The findings indicate that substance use treatment for adolescents is associated with important psychological and behavioural improvements.

scholarly journals Racial and socioeconomic disparities in the efficacy of a family‐based treatment programme for paediatric obesity

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Genevieve M. Davison ◽  
Lauren A. Fowler ◽  
Melissa Ramel ◽  
Richard I. Stein ◽  
Rachel P.K. Conlon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Disparities ◽  
Treatment Programme ◽  
Paediatric Obesity ◽  
Family Based Treatment ◽  
Family Based

Advancing Urban Peace: Preventing Gun Violence and Healing Traumatized Youth

Youth Justice ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 147322542110201
Author(s):  
Jason Corburn ◽  
DeVone Boggan ◽  
Khaalid Muttaqi ◽  
Sam Vaughn ◽  
James Houston ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Public Safety ◽  
Urban Neighborhoods ◽  
Gun Violence ◽  
People Of Color ◽  
Violence Reduction ◽  
Reduction Program ◽  
Trauma Informed

This descriptive article highlights the inner-practices of a trauma-informed, healing-centered, urban gun violence reduction program called Advance Peace. We find that the Advance Peace model uses a unique curriculum called the Peacemaker Fellowship, that offers intensive mentorship, caring, and ‘street love’ to youth at the center of gun violence. The Advance Peace approach is one public safety model that may help young people of color heal from the traumas that contribute to gun violence while also reducing gun crime in urban neighborhoods.

scholarly journals Exploring criminal justice policy transfer models and mobilities using a case study of violence reduction

2021 ◽  
pp. 174889582199160
Author(s):  
William Graham ◽  
Annette Robertson
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Justice ◽  
Empirical Research ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Social Constructionist ◽  
Criminal Justice Policy ◽  
Gang Violence ◽  
Single Model ◽  
Violence Reduction ◽  
Transfer Models

Although there is growing interest in criminal justice policy transfer, a dearth of empirical research in this area has been acknowledged. This article addresses this gap by presenting the results of research conducted on a case of policy transfer of a criminal justice programme, focused on group/gang violence reduction, from America to Scotland. Policy transfer models were used to develop, frame and conduct the analysis of what was considered a ‘successful’ programme transfer; however, it was found that no single model could fully account conceptually for a key finding of the research, namely a policy transfer ‘backflow’. This article details the key processes, mechanisms and outcomes of the policy transfer and in doing so reflects on the usefulness of orthodox and non-orthodox/social-constructionist policy transfer approaches in understanding the outcomes of this case of criminal justice programme transfer.

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