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Aggression
Research on aggression described by scientists at Linkoping University
February 14th, 2009
According to recent research published in the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, "This article reports a study where aggression replacement training ( ART), combined with token economy, was compared with relationally oriented treatment at four residential treatment units in a nonrandomized design. In all, 57 adolescents in the ages between 16 and 19 participated." "Outcome was measured as weighted indices of sentences and police suspicion reports. The results show no differences between the treatment models. In a separate analysis, the hypotheses were tested that those adolescents would relapse less frequently who admitted...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-02-14)
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