PSYC 379 Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Multisystemic Therapy, Family Therapy, Meta-Analysis
16 Feb 2016
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Until about the 1970s/early 20th century the focus was on rehabilitation and treatment focus in custody. In the 1970s the get tough (zero tolerance) approach began, focused on punishment. This approach generally failed due to being too expensive, ignoring individual characteristics, and sometimes increasing reoffending. Both approaches were not very successful, leading to the nothing works era. Now main focus is on what works through proper meta-analysis of different approaches. Primary prevention- aims to prevent violence before it has started (eg. educational campaign in high school to reduce future intimate partner violence) Secondary prevention- focus on the immediate effects of violence (eg. treating stds in victims of sexual assault) Tertiary prevention- long-term care and reduction of risk (eg. treat victims with ptsd) Violence prevention is also defined by the target group of interest: Universal- all members of a group or population, without regard to their risk level, Selected- for those considered to be at a higher risk for violence, or.
