Exploring the social and emotional context of childhood animal cruelty and its potential link to adult human violence

ABSTRACT

Those who commit acts of animal cruelty may do so differently based upon how they individually experience such acts. These experiences may impact the link that exists between childhood animal abuse and later interpersonal violence. Limited research exists that examines how social and emotional factors such as being upset after committing animal cruelty may impact the progression from early acts of animal cruelty to later acts of adult violence against humans. Based on responses from 180 prison inmates in a Southern state, the current study examined the effects of onset and frequency of animal cruelty, covertness of animal cruelty, the commission of animal cruelty alone or in a group, and being upset after committing animal cruelty. Inmates who committed recurrent acts of childhood animal cruelty were more likely to commit recurrent acts of adult interpersonal violence.     

The impact of an intensive inpatient violent offender treatment programme on intermediary treatment targets,violence risk and aggressive behaviour in a sample of mentally disordered offenders*

This study examined the impact of an intensive inpatient violent offender treatment programme, Life Minus Violence-Enhanced (LMV-E), on intermediary treatment targets, risk for violence, and aggressive behaviour during treatment in a sample of male mentally disordered offenders. Using quasi-experimental design, offenders who completed LMV-E and a comparison group showed reduced problems with impulsivity and anger regulation and improvements in social problem solving. Aggregate risk for future violence lessened in both treatment and comparison groups, although by a significantly greater degree for the comparison group. The aggressive behaviour of both groups reduced. Completion of the LMV-E conferred additional improvements in some facets of social problem solving and anger regulation. Neither group showed improvements in empathic responses, coping skills or problematic interpersonal style. Overall, these results suggest anger regulation, impulsivity and social problem solving are most amenable to change, that reductions in certain facets of these dynamic risk factors transpires with nonspecific psychiatric inpatient treatment, but that the LMV-E, a cognitive behavioural violence specific psychological treatment, confers greater change in some facets of social problem solving and anger regulation.     

Alternative Pathways to Violence in Persons with Schizophrenia: The Role of Childhood Antisocial Behavior Problems

Violence in schizophrenia patients may result from many factors besides the symptoms of schizophrenia. This study examined the relationship between childhood antisocial behavior and adult violence using data from the NIMH CATIE study. The prevalence of violence was higher among patients with a history of childhood conduct problems than among those without this history (28.2% vs. 14.6%; P < 0.001). In the conduct-problems group, violence was associated with current substance use at levels below diagnostic criteria. Positive psychotic symptoms were linked to violence only in the group without conduct problems. Findings suggest that violence among adults with schizophrenia may follow at least two distinct pathways-one associated with premorbid conditions, including antisocial conduct, and another associated with the acute psychopathology of schizophrenia.     

创新职务犯罪预防机制高效服务和谐社会建设

职务犯罪产生的根本原因是职务主体内在履职心理与外部履职环境严重不和谐并相互作用的结果,预防职务犯罪工作应按照和谐社会建设的要求,从消除职务主体的内外不和谐因素入手,坚持打防并举、标本兼治的方针,建立和完善"教育、制度、监督、法治"四位一体的预防机制,以高效服务于和谐社会建设.     

高校校园暴力犯罪诱因解析及防范

近年来高校校园暴力犯罪日趋严重,对家庭、高校造成压力,给社会带来不安定因素。分析高校校园暴力犯罪的成因并提出相应的对策,是解决高校校园暴力犯罪问题的前提。     

浅析婚姻暴力成因及防治

修订后的《婚姻法》增加了关于禁止家庭暴力方面的规定,是我国规范家庭成员间行为的又一重大进步。婚姻暴力是最主要的家庭暴力,它已成为一个社会性的问题,是社会、经济、传统观念等多种因素综合作用的结果。预防和制止婚姻暴力要从立法、执法方面加大力度,加强法制宣传,树立男女平等的法律意识,形成以政府、司法、妇联各机构相结合的社会救助服务、保障、预防、制裁等为构架的网络体系。     

胸腰椎损伤的法医临床学问题探讨

本文结合１０例胸腰椎损伤的法医临床学鉴定，将其致伤原因分为普通伤害（直接暴力、间接暴力）及交通伤，总结其特点，同时主张采用Ｘ线、ＣＴ等作为其诊断的主要辅助检查手段，并对劳动能力评定、医疗及预后评价、伤与病的关系等问题进行了探讨。     

流动人口预防和控制艾滋病问题研究

人口流动与艾滋病病毒传播因素相结合,导致艾滋病病毒加速传播。流动人口的素质偏低,医疗卫生条件不良,以及不良行为习惯,加之对流动人口管理的法律法规滞后,实际管理和监测存在缺陷等,使他们对艾滋病存在缺乏正确了解,预防措施不足等问题,为此,要正确认识流动人口中的艾滋病问题,加强立法,强化公安机关和相关部门对流动人口的管理干预等职能,落实对流动人口的有效管理和关怀治疗,从根本上解决防“艾”的瓶颈制约。     

论刑法中的暴力与相关概念的界限

无论在我国法学理论界还是司法实务界,在认定刑法中的暴力时都极易与胁迫、伤害、行凶、强制及恐吓等相关概念相混淆。事实上,暴力与这些概念都有不同的含义,并存在相关界限,具体而言,暴力与这些概念在内容、程度、对象、效果、范围和行为时间等方面都存在不同程度的区别。     

浅析群体性事件预防——以博弈论为视角

当前,我国由于社会转型产生的矛盾和冲突而导致的各类群体性事件日渐增多,对社会稳定产生了不利的影响。因此,正确认识群体性事件以及采取切实可行的办法来预防和减少群体性事件的发生,以维护社会稳定,是我们必须认真思考的问题。而以博弈论的视角来深入分析群体性事件的原因,可为预防和处置群体性事件提出一些建设性的意见。