Interactions between empathy and resting heart rate in early adolescence predict violent behavior in late adolescence and early adulthood.

BackgroundAlthough resting heart rate (RHR) and empathy are independently and negatively associated with violent behavior, relatively little is known about the interplay between these psychophysiological and temperament-related risk factors.MethodsUsing a sample of 160 low-income, racially diverse men followed prospectively from infancy through early adulthood, this study examined whether RHR and empathy during early adolescence independently and interactively predict violent behavior and related correlates in late adolescence and early adulthood.ResultsControlling for child ethnicity, family income, and child antisocial behavior at age 12, empathy inversely predicted moral disengagement and juvenile petitions for violent crimes, while RHR was unrelated to all measures of violent behavior. Interactive effects were also evident such that among men with lower but not higher levels of RHR, lower empathy predicted increased violent behavior, as indexed by juvenile arrests for violent offenses, peer-reported violent behavior at age 17, self-reported moral disengagement at age 17, and self-reported violent behavior at age 20.ConclusionsImplications for prevention and intervention are considered. Specifically, targeting empathic skills among individuals at risk for violent behavior because of specific psychophysiological profiles may lead to more impactful interventions

Violent Behavior During Psychiatric Inpatient Treatment in a German Prison Hospital

Violent behavior in correctional facilities is common and differs substantially in type, target, implication, and trigger. Research on frequency and characteristics of violent behavior in correctional facilities and psychiatric hospitals is limited. Results from recent research suggest that comorbidity of severe mental disorder, personality disorder, and diagnosis of substance abuse is related to a higher risk of violent behavior. In the Berlin prison hospital, a database was created to collect data from all violent incidences (n=210) between 1997 and 2006 and between 2010 and 2016. In a retrospective, case-control study, we analyzed specific socioeconomic data and psychiatric diagnosis and compared the group of prisoners with violent behavior with randomly selected prisoners of the same department without violent behavior (n = 210). Diagnosis of schizophrenia, non-German nationality, no use of an interpreter, no children, and no previous sentence remained significantly associated with the dependent variable violent behavior. There were no significant differences regarding age and legal statuses. Practical implications for clinical work are discussed

The effect of education on in-prison conflict: evidence from Argentina

Using census data for Argentine prisons for the period 2002-2005, this paperpresents evidence of the positive e¤ect that prisoner education programs (pri-mary and some part of secondary schooling) have on in prison conflictivitymeasured as sanctions or violent behavior of the prisoner. In order to over-come the problems of endogeneity that education decisions generate we usean instrumental variables approach. Our results show a decrease in partici-pation in violent conflicts and bad behavior which can be partially attributedto education.prison based education, violent behavior

Development and Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Non‐Violent and Violent Offending Behavior Scale (NVOBS)

both male and female participants in general (non‐forensic) samples. Potential items were selected from existing measures. A sample of 653 British university students completed all items, and their responses were analyzed using exploratory factor analysis and validated with confirmatory factor analysis. There were five separate factors (general violence, drug‐related offenses, partner violence, theft, and criminal damage), which were confirmed with acceptable fit indices. The five‐factor model applied to both males and females. Each subscale demonstrated good internal consistency, with alphas for each factor ranging from moderate to good. This new measure is a potentially valuable research tool for investigating people’s involvement in violent and non‐violent offending. The importance of examining the psychometric properties of scales, and confirming the category groupings using CFA of the items is outlined

Our Vulnerable Teenagers: Their Victimization, Its Consequences, and Directions for Prevention and Intervention

Teenagers are twice as likely as any other age group to be victims of violent crime, and one in five teenagers report being the victim of a violent crime, according to a new report. The single greatest factor in predicting criminal behavior on the part of teenagers, the report also found, was not teenage pregnancy, drug use, or truancy, but whether they had been a victim of crime. This publication provides a new and comprehensive analysis of existing -- but largely unnoticed -- research and data on the crime experiences of American teenagers ages 12-19, who make up about 14 percent of the general population, but represent 25 percent of victims of violent crime

PENGARUH PENGGUNAAN TEKNIK TOKEN EKONOMI DALAM MENGURANGI PERILAKU KEKERASAN PADA SISWA KELAS VI DI MADRASAH IBTIDAIYAH AISYAH KOTA BANDUNG

Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui pengaruh penggunaan teknik token ekonomi dalam mengurangi perilaku kekerasan pada siswa kelas VI, perilaku kekerasan tersebut terdiri dari perilaku kekerasan memukul, menendang, mengejek, berbicara kasar, dan pemberian stigma negatif atau julukan tidak baik. Penggunaan teknik token ekonomi dalam pembelajaran membantu siswa dalam mengontrol perilaku kekerasan yang muncul pada saat proses pembelajaran. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan dengan menggunakan metode campuran (mix methods research design) dengan desain one-group pre-test post-test design. Tes berupa pengamatan terhadap perilaku kekerasan yang muncul pada setiap siswa dengan pelaksanaan sebelum dan setelah penggunaan teknik token ekonomi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa perilaku kekerasan yang banyak ditampakkan oleh siswa sebelum diberikan perlakuan dengan teknik token ekonomi adalah perilaku kekerasan memukul, sedangkan perilaku kekerasan yang sedikit ditampakkan oleh siswa adalah perilaku kekerasan pemberian stigma negatif. Penggunaan teknik token ekonomi efektif digunakan dalam mengurangi perilaku kekerasan. Namun penggunaan teknik token ekonomi tidak memberikan pengaruh yang efektif pada perilaku kekerasan dengan kategori perilaku kekerasan menendang dan perilaku kekerasan mengejek. Bertolak dari hasil penelitian diajukan rekomendasi kepada guru, orang tua, dan peneliti selanjutnya. Sebagai alternatif dalam pembelajaran, guru dan orang tua dapat menggunakan teknik token ekonomi dalam mengurangi perilaku kekerasan pada anak di kelas dan di rumah, dan untuk peneliti selanjutnya dapat menjadi suatu gambaran dalam meneliti hal-hal baru di dunia pendidikan terkait dengan penggunaan teknik token ekonomi serta dapat membandingkan beberapa pendekatan pada modifikasi perilaku. ---------- This study was conducted to determine the effect of the use of token economies techniques in reducing violent behavior in Class VI, violent behavior consisted of violent behavior hit, kicked, mocked, roughly speaking, and giving a negative stigma or nicknames are not good. The use of token economies in learning techniques help students in controlling violent behavior that emerged during the learning process. This research was conducted by using a mixture (mixed methods research design) to design a one-group pre-test post-test design. Tests such as the observation of violent behavior that appears on each student at execution before and after the use of techniques token economy. The results showed that violent behavior displayed by many students before being given treatment technique is token economy hit violent behavior, while violent behavior displayed by students is a little violent behavior giving a negative stigma. Effective economic use of the tokens techniques used in reducing violent behavior. However, the use of techniques token economy does not provide effective influence on violent behavior in the category of violent behavior and violent behavior mock kick. Based on the results of research submitted recommendations to teachers, parents, and further research. As an alternative to learning, teachers and parents can use the technique token economy in reducing violent behavior among children in the classroom and at home, and for further research can be a picture in researching new things in the world of education related to the use of techniques token economy and can compare several approaches to behavior modification

How Do Criminals Locate? Crime and Spatial Dependence in Minas Gerais

The aim of this paper is to investigate the existence of a spatial dependence of crime rates at a local level in the case of municipalities of Minas Gerais, one of the 26 Brazilian states. Results suggest the existence of a positive spatial autocorrelation of municipal violent crime rates. However, it also appears that violent crime against property and against persons do not follow the same spatial behavior. While violent economic crime seems to spread a lot, interpersonal violence is a much more localized phenomenon.violent crime, spatial autocorrelation, Brazil

Asuhan Keperawatan Jiwa Pada Ny. W Dengan Perilaku Kekerasan Diruang Srikandi Rumah Sakit Jiwa Daerah Surakarta

Background:Mental health is a situation where a person who is free from mental disorders, and have a positive attitude to describe the maturity and personality. In 2012 the number of people with mental disorders worrying globally, approximately 450 milion people surfer from mental disorders- third live in developing countries, and as many as 8 out of 10 people with mental disorders do not receive treatment. Based on these problems the authors are interested to provide nursing care to patients with mental disorders especially in client with violent behavior in order to prevent the risk of injuring one selft, others, the environment and the emergence of other psychiatric disorders and to improve the welfare in achieving the desired objectives. Purpose: To know the soul of nursing care in the clients with violent behavior. Results:Afternursing care approach implementation strategy of the client with violent behavior, the results obtained the clients able to express anger without hurting, blaming others and control violent behavior by means of physical (take a deep breathand at the pillow), take medication regularly and talk with good. Conclusion: In this case found two diagnoses that risk injuring yourself, other and the environment associated with violent behavior and the risk of violent behavior associated with low self estheem. Adequate hospital facilities and the optimal role of nurses is indispensable in providing nursing care so that clients can to apply the way have been taught by nurses. Key words: Violent behavior, Nursing care, Mental disorders

Old Games, Same Concerns: Examining First Generation Video Games Through Popular Press Coverage from 1972-1985

This study explores early video game technology by examining video game fears in the popular press in the 1970s and 1980s. This textual analysis examines games during their formative years, assesses risks associated with new technology, and encourages critical examination of technophobia in news media. This topic is particularly relevant in light of the Supreme Court’s recent decision regarding video game regulation. Key findings include: physical ailment fears, deviant behavior fears, fears related to drug use, and violent behavior fears. These fears persist, for the most part, in contemporary mainstream coverage