RT Article
T1 Evaluating treatment outcomes for young people participating in a high-intensity therapeutic violence intervention in the English Youth Custody Service
JF Legal and criminological psychology
VO 24
IS 1
SP 162
OP 178
A1 Derbyshire, Jonathan M.
A1 Tarrant, Emily
A1 Fitter, Ruby
A1 Gibson, Rachel A.
A2 Tarrant, Emily
A2 Fitter, Ruby
A2 Gibson, Rachel A.
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1846195497
AB Purpose. A specialized unit for long-term sentenced male young people sought to provide additional support to those convicted of the gravest violent offences, who had the highest risk of further offending. One key element was the introduction of a violence reduction intervention, Life Minus Violence-Enhanced (LMV-E). The present study evaluated LMV-E. Methods. Participants (N = 21, starting age = 16–17 years) were convicted of a violent offence and had a history of custodial and or community violence. Pre- and post-intervention comparisons were of risk for future violence as measured by the Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY; Borum et al., 2006, Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY). Psychological Assessment Resources Inc.) and treatment-related change on self-report questionnaires. Sanctions for further aggression in custody or following release were recorded at 12 and 24 months post-intervention. Results. SAVRY identified statistically significant reductions in individual–clinical and social–contextual scales, with large effect sizes. Statistically significant changes, with moderate effect sizes, were noted in self-report questionnaires. Reductions were in rumination, physical and verbal aggression, and anger. Improvements were in emotional awareness, emotion regulation, and impulsivity. Follow-up showed favourable rates of aggression within the community and custody. Conclusions. Risk reduction findings are important, pointing towards a generalized reduction in aggression risk following this intervention. Significantly, participants also demonstrated improvement in empathy, a direct treatment target. Treatment-related change was multidomain, across several areas addressed by the intervention. This study therefore found good evidence for the utility of LMV-E in addressing risk of aggression for young people.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 174-177
NO Gesehen am 25.05.2023
NO First published: 11 October 2018
K1 youth aggression
K1 violence intervention
K1 intervention evaluation
K1 programme evaluation
K1 youth violence
K1 custodial intervention
K1 youth custody
K1 Life Minus Violence-Enhanced
K1 offending behaviour programme
K1 What Works
K1 Prison
K1 violence treatment
K1 LMV-E
DO 10.1111/lcrp.12142