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dc.contributor.authorHowells, Kevin
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-06T12:39:30Z
dc.date.available2017-09-06T12:39:30Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.identifier.citationHowells, K. (2004). Anger and its links to violent offending. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 11 (2), pp.189-196.
dc.identifier.other10.1375/1321871042707278
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12904/5139
dc.description.abstractThe emotion of anger is clearly important as an antecedent for many forms of violence. In this article I describe some contemporary influential psychological ideas about the nature of anger and its links with aggressive and violent behaviour. I also describe the application of such ideas to therapeutic interventions with violent offenders in the form of 'anger management' and similar programmes. I review the evidence for and against the effectiveness of these interventions and make suggestions as to how outcomes, including reductions in reoffending, might be improved. Finally, I propose that a broader approach is needed for the future. Interventions to reduce anger-related violence need to focus on the psychological readiness of the client on developing a broader theoretical orientation and on primary prevention.
dc.description.urihttp://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1375/pplt.2004.11.2.189?journalCode=tppl20
dc.subjectAnger
dc.subjectCriminals
dc.subjectTherapeutic community
dc.titleAnger and its links to violent offending
dc.typeReview
html.description.abstractThe emotion of anger is clearly important as an antecedent for many forms of violence. In this article I describe some contemporary influential psychological ideas about the nature of anger and its links with aggressive and violent behaviour. I also describe the application of such ideas to therapeutic interventions with violent offenders in the form of 'anger management' and similar programmes. I review the evidence for and against the effectiveness of these interventions and make suggestions as to how outcomes, including reductions in reoffending, might be improved. Finally, I propose that a broader approach is needed for the future. Interventions to reduce anger-related violence need to focus on the psychological readiness of the client on developing a broader theoretical orientation and on primary prevention.


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