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Evaluating Shame Transformation in Group Treatment of Domestic Violence Offenders
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The role of shame and guilt in a domestic violence offender treatment program is examined, similar to the use of reintegrative shaming in restorative justice, to promote greater offender accountability and empathy.Abstract:
Offender rehabilitation, pitting the rational ability of criminal justice against the seeming irrationality of criminal behavior, remains controversial. Psychology highlights the importance of emotions in mediating individual behavior. Borrowing from restorative justice as a more emotionally intelligent form of justice, this article examines the role of shame and guilt in a domestic violence offender treatment program. The emotions are differentiated and then activated, similar to the use of reintegrative shaming in restorative justice, to promote greater offender accountability and empathy. Using a two-group comparison of male domestic violence offenders, measurements were taken on three sets of scales in assessing the outcome of the shame transformation process. Statistically significant effects were found for self-esteem and empathetic concern. Findings and future research are discussed.read more
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Shame and Guilt
TL;DR: The author explores the Biblical tale of Adam and Eve, Milton's Paradise Lost, and the phenomenon of shame and guilt, its connection with religion, and its place and significance in human society.
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The (Non)Relation Between Empathy and Aggression: Surprising Results From a Meta-Analysis
TL;DR: A mixed effects meta-analysis of published and unpublished studies involving 106 effect sizes revealed that the relation between empathy and aggression was surprisingly weak, and a new operationalization of empathy is suggested that may allow it to synchronize with contemporary thinking regarding its role in aggressive behavior.
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Shame, guilt, and remorse: implications for offender populations
TL;DR: Current psychological theory and research that underscores important differences between shame and guilt are described, and parallels between psychologists' conceptions of guilt and shame, and criminologists’ conceptions of reintegrative and disintegrative shaming are noted.
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Shame and aggression: Different trajectories and implications
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the literature on aggression and shame is presented, concluding that both internalized shame and maladaptive shame-regulation are key factors in a number of psychopathologies and that the latter may in turn lead to violent outcomes.
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Shame and guilt in child protection social work: new interpretations and opportunities for practice
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors argue that shame experienced by parents and carers potentially plays a significant role in these challenges, while it may be argued that "guilt" has had a bad press and may potentially play an important role in the successes.
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