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International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology
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Angry Women Offenders: Case Study of a Group

Denise E. Wilfley

Mid-Missouri Mental Health Center Columbia, Missouri 65211 U.S.A.

Carole J. Rodon

Co-Principle Investigator, Robert Wood Johnson Grant

Wayne P. Anderson

Department of Psychology-UMC, 210 McAlester Hall, Columbia, Missouri 65211, U.S.A.; 220 Parker Hall, Columbia, Missouri 65211, U.S.A.

This article explains the development and rationale for a therapeutic group with female offenders which provided a climate for exploring anger. A multi-faceted approach was utilized to assist women offenders in a maximum security prison learn to acknowledge, accept, and constructively release their anger. Outcomes included increased personal control, responsibility, and empathy. Other outcomes included an increased ability to generate and utilize alternatives which led to much more flexible, creative, and constructive responses when faced with anger provoking situations.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 30, No. 1, 41-51 (1986)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X8603000107
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