Affect Regulation in Delinquents: Characteristics and Chance for Psychological Interventions

Milojević, Sonja (2015) Affect Regulation in Delinquents: Characteristics and Chance for Psychological Interventions. In: Kriminal i društvo Srbije: izazovi društvene dezintegracije, društvene regulacije i očuvanje životne sredine. Institut za kriminološka i sociološka istraživanja, Beograd, pp. 151-169. ISBN 978-86-83287-87-1

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Abstract

This manuscript represents the overview of theoretical and empirical knowledge on the specifics of affective regulation in delinquents and the possibility and effectiveness of psychological intervention, produced during almost three years of author’s work on the project "Crime in Serbia: Phenomenology, Risks and Possibilities of Social Intervention". In the first part of the chapter research innovations and contributions on the characteristics of the emotional life of the offenders are shown. Also, the critical review of the used methodology and the guidelines for the future studies are given. Based on some newly opened questions, the doctoral thesis, which is now work in progress, was designed. Its main goal is to better understand the connection between trauma and delinquency through the phenomena of attachment and mentalization. Following part is dedicated to the analysis of existing psychological programs and methods of their adjustment to the conditions and the system in our country. The studies on potential obstacles or support for the implementation of interventions in the community are shown. In addition, the psychometric studies testing instruments for assessing various aspects of affective regulation, enabling further research in the field, were presented. At that end, clinical, educational and research recommendations are derived. The importance of psychological treatment in resocialization of delinquents, greater involvement of practitioners at all levels, sensitivity to gender differences and a need for greater system support to the researchers in further training, are emphasized.

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