What is a good response to this post? This behavioral/ thought… What is a good response to this post? This behavioral/ thought pattern approach was apparently being used to some extent as far back as the 1970s in England. They cross compared the effectiveness of what they called cognitive behavioral modification with more traditional therapy approaches which dealt with a variety of things such as attitude and perception of their life, their interactions, and their circumstances. They found CBM integrated with traditional theraputic methods as compared to strictly traditional to be equal, but not superior. However, the study had not stood the test of time, as this concept was still being pioneered and it lacked an adaquate sample size to reduce the margin of error to 5%, thus not producing a confidence interval of 95%. Additionally, I’m sure the various psychological methods and strategies continued to evolve quite a bit since 1978.As I mentioned in a previous post, the State of RI is one of the leaders in reducing recidivism. Greater than or equal to 15% of its incarcerated population displays a continual pattern of mental illness and approx. 4 out of 10 inmates are prescribed some sort of medication for psychological issues of some sort. That being said, clearly in addition to other risk factors such as lack of economic capitol, peer ground (once out), lack of education, and drug addiction; the mental state of someone is a very important aspect of the other factors, and the above data clearly indicates that.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in conjunction with other aspects of psychology and psychiatry can show to be effective at reducing recidivism, as it views thought patterns and thinking traps as the catalyst for crimal choices and crimal behaviors. Therefore, if they can teach someone to alter their thought process and impulse control, the other behaviors wouldn’t manifest. It includes anger management, impulse control, and may even instill a sense of right and wrong. An analysis was completed utilzing meta data from numerous studies and it showed those who received CBT would reoffend at a reduced 75% as compared to those who did not receive the therapy and the likelihood for violent offenders was surprisingly more so reduced; almost 1/3 less likely to reoffend, however the specific type of violent crime may also play a role. Different types of violent offenders may vary from guy who may not be looking for trouble, but may just snap if someone messes with him vs a domestic terrorist, or a sexual predator. Considering the odds of reoffending and rehabilitation, CBT is simply one tool of many in a multifacited approach. For example there’s been efforts on meditation training, utilzing religious services to instill various morals, there is a basic training simulation that some can volunteer to do to reduce a sentance, as basic training itself is a behavioral modification program, mentorship programs, drug addiction treatment, job training, and more importantly assistance with someone actually obtaining a job once out.Concerning polygraphs, they are a tool utilized for investigations to assist detectives in which way to steer an investigation and some agencies place a lot of trust in them. However, they are not admissible in court and they are illegal for detectives to use in other countries as is the REID interrogation technique. If they are illegal to determine guilt or innocense, then they probably should not be utilized as a tool for early release or parole. Beyond that, if someone has a minor or severe mental illness, their mental health doctor would need to authorize it and it would require a search warrant for their mental health medical history, to bypass the HIPAA privacy protections. Additionally, all people respond differently to the examination based on their physiology and the accuracy to a large extent depends on the skill of the polygraph examiner. It can also be traumatic for someone who is already mentally unstable as can be an interrogations. Just shooting off the cuff, I would say absolutely not a good idea or cost effective; the hassel, the cost, and utilization of resources/ personnel to make this happen would not be worth the benefit if any.Reference:Ledwidge, B. (1978). Cognitive behavior modification: A step in the wrong direction? Psychological Bulletin, 85(2), 353-375. Retrieved from: https://doi.org/10.1037/0033-2909.85.2.353 (2022). Behavioral Health Services. State of Rhode Island Department of Corrections. Retrieved from: https://doc.ri.gov/programs-services/healthcare-services/behavioral-health-services (2018). Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. College of policing. Retrieved from: https://www.college.police.uk/research/crime-reduction-toolkit/cbtLaw Social Science Criminal Justice CRIMINAL J CMRJ 316
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