Anger and its links to violent offending
dc.contributor.author | Howells, Kevin | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-09-06T12:39:30Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-09-06T12:39:30Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2004 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Howells, K. (2004). Anger and its links to violent offending. Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, 11 (2), pp.189-196. | |
dc.identifier.other | 10.1375/1321871042707278 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12904/5139 | |
dc.description.abstract | The 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.uri | http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1375/pplt.2004.11.2.189?journalCode=tppl20 | |
dc.subject | Anger | |
dc.subject | Criminals | |
dc.subject | Therapeutic community | |
dc.title | Anger and its links to violent offending | |
dc.type | Review | |
html.description.abstract | The 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. |