chapter 14 Flashcards
Martinson (1974) found that ______
many correctional programs do not work for a variety of reasons
robert Martinson’s (1974) article, “What Works? Questions and Answers About Prison Reform,” made people question the correctional goal of rehabilitation.
Martinson’s article made people question rehabilitation.
rehabilitation
means to restore or return to constructive activity
Enhance intrinsic motivation:
esearch strongly suggests that “motivational interviewing” techniques, rather than persuasion tactics, effectively enhance motivation for initiating and maintaining behavior change s. Motivational interviewing is a method of prompting behavior change by helping clients explore and resolve discrepant thinking, that is, the ambivalent feelings of wanting, and not wanting, to change.
Needs principle:
Target interventions to criminogenic needs.
Responsivity principle:
Be responsive to temperament, learning style, motivation, gender, and culture when assigning to programs
Engage ongoing support in natural communities:
Realign and actively engage prosocial support for offenders in their communities for positive reinforcement of desired new behaviors.
RNR MODEL
FOCUSING ON the needs so they dont reoffend
risk principle
probability of reoffending, and those with the highest risk are targeted for the most intense treatment (“dosage”
the needs principle
offenders’ needs, the lack of which puts them at risk for reoffending, and suggests that these needs receive high priority.
responsivity principle
maintains that if offenders are to respond to treatment in meaningful and lasting ways, counselors must be aware of their different development stages, motivation, and learning styles as well as their need to be treated with respect and dignity
offender risk
refers to the probability that a given offender will reoffend and thus the threat they pose to the community. This is assessed by assigning numerical scores to the scale according to the extent that the offender evidences factors known to correlate with recidivism.
offender needs
refer to deficiencies in offenders’ lives that hinder their making a commitment to a prosocial pattern of behavior
cognitive behavioral therapy what is it approach
the most ovwetly scientific therapy
RNR model find most useful to adress offender risk and needs are cognitive bahvior
tries to solve dysfunctional cognitions, emotions and behaviors
cognitive thinking ?
self defeating behaviors are the result of unproductive thought patterns relationting to our hisotry of rewards and punishments
changing how offenders think by showing them it is in their best interest