(Anger management) Other ways of dealing with criminal behav

• anger management stages

  Cognitive preparation - The therapist will help the offender reflect on times when they have been angry in the past and identify potential triggers that make them angry

  
  

  Skill acquisition - The therapist teaches skills to help manage anger in anger-inducing situations

  
  

  Application practise - The therapist and the offender practise using the newly-learned skills in situations that may require them
• AO3-Supporting evidence

  - Ireland (2004) compared anger levels of 50 prisoners who underwent anger management therapy with a control group of 37 prisoners who didn't. In the anger management group, mean anger ratings fell from 42.7 before therapy to 27.3 after therapy. In the control group, mean anger ratings did not change significantly
• AO3-usefulness

  Only useful for offenders who's crimes were the result of anger