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IS THERE A LINK BETWEEN HEAD INJURY AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR?

IS THERE A LINK BETWEEN HEAD INJURY AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR?. “WILFUL” Born Delinquent Negligent Parental Control Emotional Instability. HEAD INJURY Impaired Cognitive Ability with associated frustration Limited Insight Emotional Lability. CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR.

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IS THERE A LINK BETWEEN HEAD INJURY AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR?

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  1. IS THERE A LINK BETWEEN HEAD INJURY AND CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR?

  2. “WILFUL” Born Delinquent Negligent Parental Control Emotional Instability HEAD INJURY Impaired Cognitive Ability with associated frustration Limited Insight Emotional Lability CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR

  3. Brower & Price 2001Review Paper Considered: - Clinical “Frontal-Lobe Disorder” - Neuropsychological Measures of Executive Function in Aggressive Subjects - Neurological Findings in Criminal Populations • Neuro-imaging in Aggressive Subjects LINK - FRONTAL IMPAIRMENT AND AGGRESSIVE DYSCONTROL

  4. SARAPATA ET AL 1998 • INVESTIGATED LINK BETWEEN HEAD INJURY AND CRIMINALITY IN 1ST OFFENDERS • ENQUIRIES RE COG FUNCTION, EMOTIONAL ADJ & HISTORY OF HI • 50% OFFENDERS REPORT HI (5% CONTROLS). 83% PRE 1ST ENCOUNTER WITH LAW

  5. POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTING FACTORS • INCREASED REPORTED ANGER (LOWER THRESHOLD FOR FRUSTRATION) • LACK OF APPRECIATION OF DANGER • HOPELESSNESS

  6. IMPLICATIONS • INCREASED NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING FOR OFFENDERS • EARLIER AND MORE INTENSIVE TMT FOR COGNITIVE AND EMOTIONAL DIFFICULTIES ARISING FROM HI • EDUCATING THE “SYSTEM”

  7. THEORETICALLY BASED PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT • IMPROVING THE ABILITY TO PREDICT BEHAVIOUR • ESTABLISH MONITORING OF DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN INTENTION, ACTION AND OUTCOME OF OWN BEHAVIOUR • PREDICT, ANTICIPATE AND EVALUATE BEHAVIOUR OF OTHERS

  8. CTD…. • SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL TRAINING VIA FACILIATION OF SUPERVISORY CONTROL PROCESS • GOAL MANAGEMENT TRAINING • INCREASING AWARENESS VIA VIDEO REVIEW (SOCIAL SENSITIVITY) • STRESS INOCULATION TRAINING • COGNITIVE RESTRUCTURING

  9. CONCS/COMMON THEMES • ANTICIPATION • APPRECIATION OF CAUSE AND EFFECT • ERROR DETECTION & UTILISATION • UTILISATION OF INTERNAL VS EXTERNAL COMPARISONS • TAILORED INTERVENTIONS

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