Forensics- Alternatives to imprisionments- treatment programs

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Created on: 06-06-13 15:19

Name the 3 study's Treatment programs?

Ireland, friendship and wheatley

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Breif description of friendships study into cbt?

2 programs focusing on faulty thinking patterns, enhanced thinking skills & rehab. aims self control, interpersonal probs, socail perspective talking, critical reasoning skills, cognitve style, undertanding rules.

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Brief description of wheatley into ear acupuncture?

Prisoners received ear acupuncture as well as the standard core programme (FOCUS) control just focus, ear acupuncture given to prisoners in a relaxed setting, 5 needles were placed in there ear for 40 mins

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Brief description of Ireland study into anger management?

anger management and young offenders, 50 prisoners that have complete CALM, prisoners given cognitive behavioral checklist. prison officers complete a wing behavioral checklist, wich rated 29 angry behaviors

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Findings of Friendships study into CBT?

Results showed a drop in conviction rates, drop 14% after 2 years. looking at reults expected 21,000 crimes prevented due to it.

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Findings of Wheatleys study into ear acupuncture?

Reported- better sleep, relaxtion, reduced cravings, cognitive+health improve, better commun with staff+ fam. 70% reduct in drug incidents, 41% reduct in serious incidents, 42% reduction in positive drug tests (mandatory)

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Findings of Irelands study into anger management?

Reduction in wing based aggression in experimental but not control, 92% improvement in at least one measure, and two meausre 48% 8% worse after treatment

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Limitations of Irelands study?

8% of prisoners were worse after treatment, prisoners have no choice in the processes

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Limitation of friendships study?

prisoners may say it worked as they think it might help lesser there sentence

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Limitation of Wheatleys study?

Deliberately leaving a group untreated could be harmful (ethicis),

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