Making behavioral change the outcome measure in research on violence.
While changes in scores on anger and aggression as measured on psychological tests may result from violence prevention programs in prisons and schools, they do not demonstrate what effect, if any, there is on rates of violent behavior. A shift toward behavior as the primary outcome measure is called for.
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School of Public Health, University of Texas, Houston 77225.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000374:Aggression / Q000523:psychology*; D000987:Antisocial Personality Disorder / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D001521:Behavior Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014754:Violence