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Treating criminal psychopaths in a therapeutic community program
Author(s) -
Ogloff James R. P.,
Wong Stephen,
Greenwood Anthony
Publication year - 1990
Publication title -
behavioral sciences and the law
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1099-0798
pISSN - 0735-3936
DOI - 10.1002/bsl.2370080210
Subject(s) - psychopathy checklist , psychopathy , therapeutic community , antisocial personality disorder , attrition , psychology , checklist , clinical psychology , recidivism , outcome (game theory) , psychiatry , poison control , injury prevention , medicine , personality , social psychology , medical emergency , mathematics , dentistry , mathematical economics , cognitive psychology
A Therapeutic Community (TC) treatment program for adult male offenders is summarized and treatment outcome data are discussed. Psychopaths showed less clinical improvement, displayed lower levels of motivation and were discharged from the program earlier than non‐psychopaths. There were significant positive treatment effects for the non‐psychopaths and a mixed group. Psychopathy Checklist scores (Hare, 1985) consistently postdict and predict treatment outcome and attrition from the program.