Improving Negative Emotion Recognition in Young Offenders Reduces Subsequent Crime.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Children with antisocial behaviour show deficits in the perception of emotional expressions in others that may contribute to the development and persistence of antisocial and aggressive behaviour. Current treatments for antisocial youngsters are limited in effectiveness. It has been argued that more attention should be devoted to interventions that target neuropsychological correlates of antisocial behaviour. This study examined the effect of emotion recognition training on criminal behaviour.

Methods

Emotion recognition and crime levels were studied in 50 juvenile offenders. Whilst all young offenders received their statutory interventions as the study was conducted, a subgroup of twenty-four offenders also took part in a facial affect training aimed at improving

SUBMITTER: Hubble K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4486167 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature