Self‐regulation in violent and non‐violent offenders: a preliminary report

Roß, Thomas; Fontao, María Isabel

doi:10.1002/cbm.651

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“…Hayes and O'Reilly supported this link between EI and criminal behavior using juvenile detainees. In addition, a large body of research related criminality to some problems of several EI components such as empathy , social problem solving , self‐regulation , personal control , facial expression recognition , emotional stability , and mental health . A theory of aggression suggests that high levels of empathy inhibit individuals to continue with criminal behavior .…”

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Emotional Intelligence and Criminal Behavior

Megreya

2014

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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A large body of research links criminality to cognitive intelligence and personality traits. This study examined the link between emotional intelligence (EI) and criminal behavior. One hundred Egyptian adult male offenders who have been sentenced for theft, drug dealing or murder and 100 nonoffenders were administered the Bar-On Emotional Quotient Inventory (EQ-i). The offenders had lower levels of EI than the nonoffenders. In addition, EI varied as a function of the types of offenses. Namely, it decreased in magnitude with crime severity (lowest for murder, higher for drug dealing, and highest for theft). These results converged with the direct/ indirect aggression theory suggesting that indirect aggression requires more social intelligence than physical aggression. Forensic intervention programs should therefore include EI training, especially when violence is involved.

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Emotional Intelligence and Criminal Behavior

Megreya

2014

Journal of Forensic Sciences

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“…Although self‐control is an essential construct in criminology, to date, offence‐specific connections have not been satisfactorily researched. Ross and Fontao () failed to demonstrate group differences in self‐control between violent and non‐violent offenders; even in comparison with a non‐offender sample, no self‐control discrepancies could be found. It therefore seems even more difficult to detect subgroup specific self‐control levels between violent offenders.…”

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The role of self‐control and self‐esteem and the impact of early risk factors among violent offenders

Woessner

Schneider²

2013

Criminal Behav Ment Health

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The findings stress the complex interrelation between self-control, self-esteem and early childhood risk factors for antisocial behaviour. The combination of low social self-esteem, high body-related self-esteem and history of parenting problems characterising the violent offenders raises testable questions about whether high body-related self-esteem and violence are means of compensating for low social self-esteem with origins in parental neglect, inconsistent or harsh discipline.

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“…Offenders were more likely to have used mental health services prior to their first criminal sentence than a matched community group of nonoffenders, and violent offenders were more likely to have used mental health services than nonviolent offenders [ 20 ]. Among incarcerated individuals, violent and nonviolent offenders did not differ on psychological functioning but were more impaired than controls [ 21 ]. On the other hand, poorer psychological functioning was associated with having subsequently committed violent rather than nonviolent crimes among former psychiatric inpatients [ 22 ].…”

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Dually Diagnosed Patients with Arrests for Violent and Nonviolent Offenses: Two-Year Treatment Outcomes

Timko

Finlay

Schultz

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Journal of Addiction

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The purpose of this study was to examine the history of arrests among dually diagnosed patients entering treatment, compare groups with different histories on use of treatment and mutual-help groups and functioning, at intake to treatment and six-month, one-year, and two-year follow-ups, and examine correlates and predictors of legal functioning at the study endpoint. At treatment intake, 9.2% of patients had no arrest history, 56.3% had been arrested for nonviolent offenses only, and 34.5% had been arrested for violent offenses. At baseline, the violent group had used the most outpatient psychiatric treatment and reported poorer functioning (psychiatric, alcohol, drug, employment, and family/social). Both arrest groups had used more inpatient/residential treatment and had more mutual-help group participation than the no-arrest group. The arrest groups had higher likelihood of substance use disorder treatment or mutual-help group participation at follow-ups. Generally, all groups were comparable on functioning at follow-ups (with baseline functioning controlled). With baseline arrest status controlled, earlier predictors of more severe legal problems at the two-year follow-up were more severe psychological, family/social, and drug problems. Findings suggest that dually diagnosed patients with a history of arrests for violent offenses may achieve comparable treatment outcomes to those of patients with milder criminal histories.

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Self‐regulation in violent and non‐violent offenders: a preliminary report

Abstract: The proposed hypothesis was not sustained on this measure of self-regulation. With regard to self-regulation and self-control, violent and non-violent offenders were similar and treatment interventions to improve capacity in these respects are probably useful for both groups.

Cited by 7 publications

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Emotional Intelligence and Criminal Behavior

Emotional Intelligence and Criminal Behavior

The role of self‐control and self‐esteem and the impact of early risk factors among violent offenders

Dually Diagnosed Patients with Arrests for Violent and Nonviolent Offenses: Two-Year Treatment Outcomes

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