Lecture 21: Tertiary and Reintegration Flashcards
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What is tertiary prevention? [1]
Trying to stop crime from happening again after it has already happened
What are [4] examples of tertiary prevention?
- Prison
- fines
- community work
- treatment programs
Why is tertiary prevention important? [1]
It helps reduce the risk of people committing more crimes
Is prison alone enough to stop reoffending? [1]
No, people need help like treatment and skill-building.
Rehabilitation Theory - What is the main idea of rehabilitation? [1]
Criminal behavior can be changed by helping people
People can learn to stop committing crimes
How do people learn to commit crimes? [2]
- Through their experiences
- through the people around them
What should rehabilitative programs do? [3]
- Help people understand their actions
- learn skills
- change bad attitudes
What are [3] components of rehabilitation?
- Programs
- treatment (substance use)
- job training
How does rehabilitation view crime? [1]
Crime is learned and can be unlearned.
Focus on environment and thinking
What is the RNR model? [1]
A way to assess and help people in the legal system
What does risk mean in the RNR model? [1]
People who are more likely to reoffend should get more help
Higher risk = more intense programs.
What does need mean in the RNR model? [1]
Programs should focus on the things that cause the crime
What are the “Central Eight” risk/needs factors? [8]
- Criminal history
- Pro-criminal attitudes
- Pro-criminal peers
- Antisocial personality
- Employment/education
- Family/marital
- Substance use
- Leisure/recreation
Key areas that can lead to crime
What does responsivity mean in the RNR model? [1]
The help should fit how each person learns best
What is general responsivity? [1]
Using teaching methods that work for most people, like learning skills
What is specific responsivity? [1]
Making sure the help fits each person’s age, culture, and abilities
What do the results show about RNR programs? [2]
- Programs that follow the RNR model help reduce reoffending.
- The more parts of the model used, the bigger the decrease
What is the Good Lives Model? [1]
An approach that focuses on helping people have a good life without crime
Positive psychology
What are “primary goods” in the GLM? [1]
Things that all people want, like health and happiness
Basic human desires.
What are “secondary goods” in the GLM? [1]
The ways people try to get primary goods, like going to school
How we achieve what we want.
How does crime happen according to the GLM? [1]
When people use bad ways to try and get what they want
What does rehabilitation look like in the GLM? [1]
Helping people learn good ways to achieve the things they want
Alternatives to crime
What is “desistance”? [1]
The process of stopping criminal behavior over time
What does the idea of “aging out” of crime mean? [1]
It means that people tend to commit less crime as they get older
