Background

Risk of harm to others is largely assessed by official behaviours and what an offender conveys to professionals. Recording offence-related behaviour (OB) may assist in high-risk offender management. The extant research on links between media use and violence often involves the general population where real-world offending behaviours are not outcome measures. This systematic review aimed to examine, systematically and critically, research relating to media OB of offenders.

Method

Eleven databases were queried to identify relevant literature. To ensure no past and ongoing studies were excluded, key papers' reference lists were closely examined for further relevant studies and experts in the field were contacted. Studies included were assessed for quality across prognostic factors.

Results

Three studies were identified as investigating media OB for people who have recidivated. Data synthesis highlighted that different forms of media are used in the process and act of re-offending. Risk level of offenders and media type were factors in recidivism.

Conclusion

Among some offenders media OB may be a pathway to re-offending. The recording, monitoring, and open discussion of media OB may inform risk management strategies for offenders. Further prospective research is required which examines media OB and recidivism utilising both qualitative and quantitative methods.

中文翻译：

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有系统的审查，审查在犯罪者累犯中使用媒体作为与犯罪有关的行为

背景

危害他人的风险在很大程度上取决于官方行为以及犯罪者传达给专业人员的信息。记录与犯罪相关的行为（OB）可能会有助于高风险的犯罪者管理。现有的关于媒体使用与暴力之间联系的研究通常涉及普通人群，在这些人群中，现实世界中的冒犯行为不是结果指标。这项系统的审查旨在系统地并严格地审查与犯罪者的媒体OB有关的研究。

方法

查询了11个数据库以识别相关文献。为确保不排除过去和正在进行的研究，我们仔细检查了关键论文的参考文献清单以进行进一步的相关研究，并与该领域的专家联系。评估所纳入研究的各个预后因素的质量。

结果

三项研究被确定为调查已成年者的媒体OB。数据综合表明，在重新冒犯的过程和行为中使用了不同形式的媒体。犯罪者的风险水平和媒体类型是累犯的因素。

结论

在某些罪犯中，媒体OB可能是重新犯罪的途径。媒体OB的记录，监视和公开讨论可能会为违规者提供风险管理策略。需要进行进一步的前瞻性研究，以使用定性和定量方法来检查媒体的OB和累犯。