Recidivist criminal behaviour and executive functions: a comparative study

Seruca, Tânia Catarina Mira; Silva, Carlos Fernandes da

doi:10.1080/14789949.2015.1054856

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“…These results also align with the idea of EF having distinct functional areas that share some unitary underlying domain (Miyake et al, 2000). Seruca and Silva (2015) studied disparities in EF between a sample of recidivists and those who did not recidivate using neuropsychological measures. There were elevated but not significant antisocial trait differences for recidivists compared with those who did not recidivate.…”

Section: Ef As a Recidivism Risk Factorsupporting

confidence: 78%

Bridging Neuropsychology and Forensic Psychology: Executive Function Overlaps With the Central Eight Risk and Need Factors

Cheng

O’Connell

Wormith

2018

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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Recent research expanded theoretical frameworks of criminality to include biosocial perspectives. This article advances the biosocial integration into traditional criminological theories by focusing on the potential contribution of executive function (EF) to Andrews and Bonta’s risk-need-responsivity (RNR) model. EF encompasses a collection of abilities critical to adaptive human functioning, many of which seem to underlie criminogenic risk and need factors. Although the assessment of EF can be elusive, research suggests that offenders with antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) experience EF deficits. Theoretical analysis on neuropsychological and forensic concepts suggests that unitary and discrete EF domains underlie the “Central Eight” criminogenic factors that are related to criminal behavior and, by extension, the RNR model of forensic assessment and treatment. Research and conceptual limitations of the current neuropsychological and forensic literature are discussed along with the limits of our theoretical analysis. A call for more theoretical and applied forensic neuropsychological research is presented.

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Section: Ef As a Recidivism Risk Factorsupporting

confidence: 78%

Bridging Neuropsychology and Forensic Psychology: Executive Function Overlaps With the Central Eight Risk and Need Factors

Cheng

O’Connell

Wormith

2018

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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“…Individuals who commit criminal offences are exposed more than the general population to circumstances that are often associated with decreased neuropsychological functioning, such as substance use (James, 2004; Staton-Tindall et al, 2011), mental health problems (Prins, 2014), and TBI (Durand et al, 2017). Neuropsychological deficits significantly associated with re-convictions include deficits in planning, mental flexibility, problem-solving, visual memory, and inhibitory control (Meijers et al, 2017; Ouimet et al, 2007; Roszyk et al, 2013; Seruca and Silva, 2015). Our findings suggest that probation officers identified a number of these same cognitive deficits—planning, problem-solving, and memory—as contributing factors for non-compliance with community sentences as well.…”

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How probation officers understand and work with people on community supervision sentences to enhance compliance

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This study aimed to explore, describe, and interpret New Zealand probation officers’ insights into supervisees’ non-compliance with community sentences. Seventeen probation officers participated in two focus groups. Probation officers viewed problems with cognitive skills as a key barrier to sentence compliance. They reported that these problems underpinned other factors linked to compliance, such as meeting basic needs and skill acquisition. Probation officers employed a number of social worker oriented evidenced-based strategies, including building high-quality relationships and being flexible, along with modification of sentence requirements to increase supervisee compliance, especially with supervisees who faced considerable obstacles when engaging with a community sentence.

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“…Neuropsychologists are called upon to intervene in the forensic context when there are questions about the adequacy of the examinee's neuropsychological functions 15,16 . In other words, to assist in determining the individual's competence to stand trial and assume responsibility for the crime 2,17 .…”

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Neuropsychological Assessment in The Forensic Context: A Scoping Review

Silva

Hamdan

2022

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The introduction of neuropsychologists in legal practice allowed for the field of forensic neuropsychology to arise. However, it is still a recent field of knowledge that is in continuous development. The existing literature highlights the incipience of studies in this area and the need for adaptation of instruments and methods. Thus, this scoping review aims to analyze how neuropsychological assessment has been employed so far in the forensic context. In order to do this, a search and a follow-up were conducted in the databases PsycInfo, Scopus and Web of Science. The query used for both searches was "(neuropsychological assessment OR neuropsychological test)" AND "forensic" OR "forensic neuropsychology". Initially, 1001 papers were identified, and after a two-stage screening process, 83 articles were included for analysis. Regarding neuropsychological assessment, the most investigated constructs were cognitive levels, memory and symptom validity. The heterogeneity of employed instruments we found in the studies evidenced the great existing variability in forensic neuropsychological practice. Among the most assessed populations were individuals with psychiatric, psychological or neurological diagnoses and male adult detainees in general. With this review, we expect to provide an overview on the current state of forensic neuropsychology, as well as information that may serve as a starting point for new research and further developments in the field.

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Recidivist criminal behaviour and executive functions: a comparative study

Cited by 12 publications

References 57 publications

Bridging Neuropsychology and Forensic Psychology: Executive Function Overlaps With the Central Eight Risk and Need Factors

Bridging Neuropsychology and Forensic Psychology: Executive Function Overlaps With the Central Eight Risk and Need Factors

How probation officers understand and work with people on community supervision sentences to enhance compliance

Neuropsychological Assessment in The Forensic Context: A Scoping Review

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