Childhood antecedents of serious violence in adult male offenders

2008 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 329-338 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Hill ◽  
Rajan Nathan
Keyword(s):  
Adult Male ◽  
Male Offenders ◽  
Childhood Antecedents ◽  
Adult Male Offenders

Prediction of Recidivism in a Criminal Population by Birth Order and Family Size

1978 ◽  
Vol 42 (1) ◽  
pp. 27-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arthur MacNeill Horton ◽  
Donald M. Medley
Keyword(s):  
Birth Order ◽  
Family Size ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Male Offenders ◽  
Prediction Of Recidivism ◽  
Adlerian Theory ◽  
Promising Area ◽  
Adult Male Offenders

This study investigated the prediction of recidivism by birth order and family size. Subjects were 204 black, 193 white, and 4 other adult male offenders who completed a 10-item questionnaire during intake classification interviews. Birth-order and family-size categories were formed on the basis of Adlerian theory. Data were analyzed by a priori contrasts. A statistically significant effect was found for the firstborn adult, male offender. It is suggested that birth order is a promising area for future research.

Group assertion training for adult male offenders: Internal validity

1981 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 274-279 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Ross Gilmour ◽  
Iain A. McCormick ◽  
Christina A. De Ruiter
Keyword(s):  
Adult Male ◽  
Internal Validity ◽  
Male Offenders ◽  
Assertion Training ◽  
Adult Male Offenders

The Development and Evaluation of a Life Skills Programme for Young Adult Offenders

2017 ◽  
Vol 62 (10) ◽  
pp. 3077-3096
Author(s):  
Jacques Jordaan ◽  
Roelf Beukes ◽  
Karel Esterhuyse
Keyword(s):  
Young Adult ◽  
Adult Male ◽  
Life Skills ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Medium Term ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Male Offenders ◽  
Young Adult Male ◽  
Adult Male Offenders

The purpose of this research project was to develop, implement, and evaluate a Life Skills programme for young adult male long-term offenders with the aim of improving their life skills that, in turn, could enable them to adjust more effectively in the correctional environment. Experimental research was used to investigate the effectiveness of the programme. In this study, 96 literate young adult male offenders between the ages of 21 and 25 years, with long sentences, were selected randomly. The participants were assigned randomly into an experimental and a control group. The Solomon four-group design was utilized to control for the effect of pretest sensitization. The measurements of the effectiveness of the programme were conducted before the programme commenced, directly (short term) after, 3 months (medium term) after, and 6 months (long term) after. The findings indicated that the programme had limited success in equipping the offenders with the necessary skills crucial to their survival in a correctional centre. The programme did, however, have significant effects, especially on problem solving and anger management in the short and medium term. These improvements were not long lived.

Hostile attributions in incarcerated adult male offenders: An exploration of diverse pathways

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 99-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer E. Vitale ◽  
Joseph P. Newman ◽  
Ralph C. Serin ◽  
Daniel M. Bolt
Keyword(s):  
Adult Male ◽  
Male Offenders ◽  
Adult Male Offenders ◽  
Hostile Attributions
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