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Callous and unemotional traits in a juvenile offender: a clinical case study
- Authors:
- CRUISE Keith R., GLINDMEYER Daphne
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychology Practice, 3(4), 2003, pp.73-.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
- Place of publication:
- Philadelphia
Progress is being made in the identification of psychopathic characteristics in youth. This case study describes the clinical presentation of callous and unemotional traits in a 16-year-old juvenile offender. The developmental progression of behavioural problems is reviewed. Psychological assessment data are presented describing the expression of such traits and the behavioural management difficulties of this youth. The case is utilized as an example of how callous and unemotional traits impact peer interactions and daily functioning in a correctional environment. The need for specific therapeutic and behavioural management strategies is highlighted. (Copies of this article are available from: Haworth Document Delivery Centre Haworth Press Inc., 10 Alice Street Binghamton, NY 13904-1580)
Current attachment representations of incarcerated offenders varying in degree of psychopathy
- Authors:
- FRODI Ann, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Attachment and Human Development, 3(3), December 2001, pp.269-283.
- Publisher:
- Taylor and Francis
This Swedish study examines the current mental representations of early attachment relationships in 24 psychopathic criminal offenders, incarcerated in a forensic psychiatric hospital or a medium-security prison. The results pointed to an extensive over-representation of individuals who were dismissing of attachment and attachment-related experiences no secure individuals, and with the remainder being either unclassifiable or unresolved with regard to severe early abuse/ truama. Discusses the unique discourse of the dismissing individuals and on clinical implications.
Women admitted to secure forensic psychiatry services: I. Comparison of women and men
- Authors:
- COID Jeremy, et al
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 11(2), September 2000, pp.275-295.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
This study compared the demographic and diagnostic characteristics, psychiatric histories and criminal records of female and male patients from a complete sample of special (high-security) hospital admissions from all health regions, and medium- security admissions from seven of fourteen regions, in England and Wales from 1988 to 1994. The annual rate of male admissions to the secure specialist services was 5.6 times that for females. The findings suggest that new specialist therapeutic regimes for women are needed. Future research should examine their needs for internal and perimeter security and compare their needs with those of men.
Evaluation of an offending behaviour programme with a mentally disordered offender population
- Authors:
- DONNELLY John P, SCOTT Moira F.
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Forensic Practice, 1(4), December 1999, pp.25-32.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
This article evaluates a programme to address offending and antisocial behaviours from a cognitive/problem-solving angle. Recommendations for future practice are outlined.
Aged and dangerous: old-age forensic psychiatry
- Author:
- YORSTON Graeme
- Journal article citation:
- British Journal of Psychiatry, 174, March 1999, pp.193-195.
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
The elderly are far more commonly the victims of aggression and anti-social behaviour than the perpetrators. A small minority of elderly men and women, however, do commit crimes, yet offending by the elderly is an under-researched area and few specialist old-age forensic psychiatric services exist. With an ageing population and ever dwindling continuing-care resources, the elderly are going to come into conflict with the law more often. Argues that if justice and humanitarian principles are to be upheld, the need for specialist assessment and management of elderly offenders is likely to increase.
The response of nursing staff to psychiatric inpatient misdemeanour
- Author:
- CRICHTON John
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Forensic Psychiatry, 8(1), May 1997, pp.36-61.
- Publisher:
- Routledge
Rule-breaking by psychiatric inpatients is introduced as a common problem, but, surprisingly, how staff respond to such behaviour has attracted little specific literature. It is a subject that raises complex and difficult questions of ethics, law and clinical practice. A sample of psychiatric nursing staff, from low-, medium- and maximum-security settings, took part in a decision-making exercise, designed to examine attitudes towards, and concepts of, patients' rule-breaking. A theoretical model is proposed, in which the response to patient misdemeanour involves three in inseparable components: containment of the unsafe; treatment of the underlying pathology; and moral censure. It is concluded that clinical policies and guidelines must recognise the influence of moral judgements, through education, staff support, supervision and mechanisms of appeal.