Alterations in executive functions in inmates convicted for violent behavior: a systematic review

Frontiers in Psychology

Psychology

Maria Antonia Chaguendo-Quintero¹  Maria Teresa Cuervo¹  Daniela Quintero-Monjes¹  Juan P. Sanabria-Mazo² 

[1] Department of Social Sciences, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Cali, Colombia;Teaching, Research, and Innovation Unit, Parc Sanitari Sant Joan de Dèu, Barcelona, Spain;Centre for Biomedical Research in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBERESP), Madrid, Spain;Department of Basic, Developmental, and Educational Psychology, Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain;

关键词: inmates;    violent behavior;    executive functions;    inhibition;    cognitive flexibility;    working memory;    systematic review;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1066474

 received in 2022-10-10, accepted in 2023-03-31,  发布年份 2023

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundThe growth of the prison population and the high recidivism rates of inmates represent a major public safety problem.ObjectiveThis systematic review explored executive functions in inmates convicted of violent behavior compared with inmates convicted of non-violent behavior and healthy controls (HCs).MethodsSystematic searches were carried out using five databases (PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, EBSCO, and Embase) until March 6th, 2023. Following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) guidelines, two reviewers independently performed the screening, data extraction, and risk of bias assessment of the 8 studies included. The protocol of this study was registered in Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO), under registration number CRD42021252043.ResultsConsistently, inmates convicted of violent behavior exhibited a greater alteration in inhibition than inmates convicted of non-violent behavior (four out of four studies) and HCs (two out of two studies). In addition, inmates convicted of violent behavior showed greater impairments in cognitive flexibility (two out of three studies) and working memory (two out of three studies) than HCs. Although with limited evidence (only one study), they also showed worse performance in set shifting and planning than HCs.ConclusionThis study provides evidence of alterations in inhibition in inmates convicted of violent behavior compared to inmates convicted of non-violent behavior and HCs. Even though inmates convicted of violent behavior showed greater impairments in planning and set shifting than HCs, these findings were supported in only one study. In general, more robust evidence is needed to confirm alterations in inmates convicted due to violent behavior. These findings highlight the importance of designing and promoting specific cognitive interventions that contribute to the reintegration of inmates into society.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?ID=CRD42021252043, identifier CRD42021252043.

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