The Relationship with the Criminal Justice System
There is a correlation between ASPD and criminal behavior (Aggarwal, 2013). Although it is rare in the population, it is considered very common in the criminal justice system (Moran, 1999). As a result, the system offers to aid in administrating treatment to the patients. The types of treatment that the system has are domestic violence groups, boot camps, therapeutic communities, mental health courts, and substance abuse programs. A mental health counselor is also assigned to interact with the client under court supervision. The two treatment objectives that counselors usually have are (1) remediation of core antisocial traits or reducing recidivism, and (2) treat comorbid substance use disorders …show more content…
According to McRae, (2013), patients with ASPD are driven by self-interest, which leads to manipulation, and violates the rights of others. For that reason, when an offender is convicted of a violent crime, the criminal justice system has the complication of providing treatment, or hindering it from them. The government allows patients diagnoses with ASPD to receive treatment if they are seeking it, but with this difficult mental health disorder, this can be risky. It is risky because offenders with ASPD often seek treatment to seek parole or an escape from prison. With their manipulative character, patients can pretend to achieve their goal (McRae, …show more content…
Although this treatment reported outcomes in reducing symptoms, multidimensional treatment foster care cannot be considered a universally accepted treatment as the study was limited to treating young people in Sweden. This limitation implies the need for further testing on a population outside of Sweden as the question of whether MTFC will provide the same outcomes in different countries remains unanswered.
Based on McRae’s (2013) study, self-governance strategies appear to be effective for the long-term in bringing awareness of symptoms to patients, but the effectiveness of self-governance strategies depend on a patient’s self-interest. With this knowledge of self-governance being effective for the long-term, researchers should study on how to reduce the chances of relapse for patients returning to prison. This study could be conducted in a prison.
Lahey, Lober, Burke, & Applegate (2005) observed that conduct disorder can predict antisocial personality disorder. Since conduct disorder can predict ASPD, researchers should determine at what age prevention should begin and what types of preventions programs should be developed and implemented in the
There is a correlation between ASPD and criminal behavior (Aggarwal, 2013). Although it is rare in the population, it is considered very common in the criminal justice system (Moran, 1999). As a result, the system offers to aid in administrating treatment to the patients. The types of treatment that the system has are domestic violence groups, boot camps, therapeutic communities, mental health courts, and substance abuse programs. A mental health counselor is also assigned to interact with the client under court supervision. The two treatment objectives that counselors usually have are (1) remediation of core antisocial traits or reducing recidivism, and (2) treat comorbid substance use disorders …show more content…
According to McRae, (2013), patients with ASPD are driven by self-interest, which leads to manipulation, and violates the rights of others. For that reason, when an offender is convicted of a violent crime, the criminal justice system has the complication of providing treatment, or hindering it from them. The government allows patients diagnoses with ASPD to receive treatment if they are seeking it, but with this difficult mental health disorder, this can be risky. It is risky because offenders with ASPD often seek treatment to seek parole or an escape from prison. With their manipulative character, patients can pretend to achieve their goal (McRae, …show more content…
Although this treatment reported outcomes in reducing symptoms, multidimensional treatment foster care cannot be considered a universally accepted treatment as the study was limited to treating young people in Sweden. This limitation implies the need for further testing on a population outside of Sweden as the question of whether MTFC will provide the same outcomes in different countries remains unanswered.
Based on McRae’s (2013) study, self-governance strategies appear to be effective for the long-term in bringing awareness of symptoms to patients, but the effectiveness of self-governance strategies depend on a patient’s self-interest. With this knowledge of self-governance being effective for the long-term, researchers should study on how to reduce the chances of relapse for patients returning to prison. This study could be conducted in a prison.
Lahey, Lober, Burke, & Applegate (2005) observed that conduct disorder can predict antisocial personality disorder. Since conduct disorder can predict ASPD, researchers should determine at what age prevention should begin and what types of preventions programs should be developed and implemented in the