Criminal thinking and self-control among drug users in court mandated treatment

Researchers examining court dispositions and domestic violence recidivism have argued that disposition effectiveness varies by offender characteristics. We extended this research with analyses of 3,662persons arrested for misdemeanor assaults on intimates in Hamilton County, Ohio. The incidence, prevalence, and time to rearrest are examined for arrestees with no filed charges, subsequently dropped charges, court-mandated treatment, probation, jail, and split sentences. No filed charges and probation correspond with significant differences in all outcomes across the entire sample. Moreover, every disposition coincides with differences in rearrest for particular subgroups of arrestees (distinguished by violent histories, substance abuse, cohabitation, race, education, residential stability, and characteristics of neighborhood populations).

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Court-mandated treatment: dilemmas for hospital psychiatry

American Journal of Psychiatry ◽

10.1176/ajp.132.9.924 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 132 (9) ◽

pp. 924-927 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Keyword(s):

Mandated Treatment ◽

Court Mandated ◽

Hospital Psychiatry

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The Validity of the PICTS-SV and Its Effectiveness with Positive Impression Management: An Investigation in a Court-Mandated Substance Use Treatment Facility

Criminal Justice and Behavior ◽

10.1177/0093854819879733 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 47 (1) ◽

pp. 80-98

Author(s):

Margot M. Williams ◽

Richard Rogers ◽

Sara E. Hartigan

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Impression Management ◽

Reading Level ◽

Thinking Styles ◽

Substance Use Treatment ◽

Risk Minimization ◽

Criminal Thinking ◽

Treatment Facility ◽

Historical Factors ◽

Court Mandated

Forensic practitioners are regularly called on to conduct highly consequential evaluations of risk for recidivism and violence. Accordingly, numerous specialized risk assessment measures have been developed to evaluate an array of relevant variables. As one conceptual approach, the Psychological Inventory of Criminal Thinking Styles (PICTS) assesses criminal thinking as a dynamic criminogenic need with predictive validity beyond historical factors. Because of its high reading level, however, a simplified version (PICTS-SV) was recently developed. The current investigation sought to (a) examine the two versions’ direct concurrence and (b) test the PICTS-SV’s vulnerability to risk minimization (RM). Two separate studies recruited 150 participants from a court-mandated substance use treatment facility. Study 1 established the PICTS-SV’s concurrent validity with the PICTS, especially at the composite level. Study 2 observed its robust resistance to RM distortion, although some validity scale revisions appear warranted. Overall, these results support the PICTS-SV’s utility for informing effective interventions and accurate risk determinations.

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Legal and Ethical Issues in the Court-Mandated Treatment of Batterers

Journal of Aggression Maltreatment & Trauma ◽

10.1300/j146v07n01_12 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 7 (1-2) ◽

pp. 279-303 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Alan Rosenbaum ◽

William J. Warnken ◽

Albert J. Grudzinskas

Keyword(s):

Ethical Issues ◽

Mandated Treatment ◽

Court Mandated ◽

Legal And Ethical Issues

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Predicting dropout of court-mandated treatment in a British sample of domestic violence offenders

Psychology Crime and Law ◽

10.1080/10683160500337659 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 12 (5) ◽

pp. 573-587 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

Erica Bowen ◽

Elizabeth Gilchrist

Keyword(s):

Domestic Violence ◽

Mandated Treatment ◽

Court Mandated ◽

British Sample

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Relationship between Parenting Style and Substance Use Adolescents in Denpasar City

International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education ◽

10.9756/int-jecse/v13i2.211143 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 1006-1012

Author(s):

Ni Made Leni ◽

Luh Nyoman Alit Aryani ◽

Anak Ayu Sri Wahyuni ◽

Ni Ketut Putri Ariani ◽

Cokorda Bagus Jaya Lesmana ◽

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Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Parenting Style ◽

Drug Users ◽

Transition Period ◽

Self Control ◽

Primary Data ◽

P Value ◽

Fisher Exact Test ◽

Chi Square ◽

Exact Test

Background: Adolescent is a transition period from childhood to adulthood, seeking self-identity, anti-social behavior, violence and substance use. Parenting style is one of the risk factors determining substance use behavior among adolescents to prevent and overcome this behavior's consequences. This study aims to determine the relationship between parenting style toward substance use among adolescents in Denpasar. Methods: This research is an analytic observational study with a case-control study design. This research sample is adolescent drug users aged 12-25 years who live with their parents aged 0-17 years. The study was carried out in/at the Class IIA Kerobokan Denpasar Prison from August 2020 to September 2020. The data sources are primary data that taken from the PSQ (Parenting Style Questionnaire) and WHO-ASSIST questionnaires. The independent variable is the parenting style, while the dependent variable is the level of substance use. The data were/are analyzed using the chi-square/Fisher exact test with p-value of <0.05 is considered as significant. Result: The results show that there is a significant relationship between unexpected parenting style according to parents/guardians and drug abuse among adolescents (r = 0.34; p <0.05) and that increased the risk of moderate-heavy drug use among adolescents (OR = 5.93; 95% CI = 1.362-25.788; p = 0.011). Conclusions: Unexpected parenting style is associated to/with higher levels of substance use due to guilt, abusive parenting, neglect, which lead to negative self-esteem in children, emotional submission, insecurity and a lack of self-control in children.

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Compulsory Treatment: The Voices of Young Heroin Dependent Offenders

Australian Journal of Primary Health ◽

10.1071/py03012 ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 94

Author(s):

Cheryl Wile ◽

Bernadette M. Hood

Keyword(s):

Young People ◽

Qualitative Evaluation ◽

Compulsory Treatment ◽

Phenomenological Method ◽

Mandated Treatment ◽

Personal Power ◽

Treatment Services ◽

Personal Motivation ◽

Motivation For Change ◽

Court Mandated

This study is a qualitative evaluation of the experiences of 12 young heroin dependent persons who failed to comply with court mandated treatment orders. Based on a phenomenological method of inquiry, the paper explores their perceptions of both compulsory treatment and an outreach intervention. Reasons reported by participants for non-compliance with court directives included (i) their belief that treatment cannot be mandated but must be driven by personal motivation for change, (ii) a lack of confidence in the efficacy of some treatment services, and (iii) lifestyle issues which create barriers to compliance. Outreach interventions were viewed positively by all participants due to (i) convenience and accessibility, (ii) capacity to engender a sense of achievement, and (iii) humanistic orientation. In addition to providing a voice for these young offenders, the paper identifies the potential for their attitudes and behaviours to be explored within a framework characterised by the struggle that some young people experience in an attempt to retain integrity and experience personal power within a context of systemic powerlessness.

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