Skip to main content skip navigation
  • Account
    • Login
    • Manage
  • Subscribe
    • JUSTINFO
    • Register
  • Shopping Cart
  • Contact Us
    • Email
    • Feedback
    • Chat
    • Phone or Mail
  • Site Help
National Criminal Justice Reference Service
Office of Justice Programs header with links to bureaus/offices: BJA, BJS, NIJ, OJJDP, OVC, SMART Office of Justice Programs BJA BJS NIJ OJJDP OVC SMART Office of Justice Programs
Advanced Search  Search Help
    Browse By Topics  down arrow
  • A–Z Topics
  • Corrections
  • Courts
  • Crime
  • Crime Prevention
  • Drugs
  • Justice System
  • Juvenile Justice
  • Law Enforcement
  • Victims
CrimeSolutions
Add your conference to our Justice Events calendar
  • ABOUT NCJRS
  • OJP PUBLICATIONS
  • LIBRARY
  • SEARCH Q & A
  • GRANTS & FUNDING
  • JUSTICE EVENTS
Home / Publications / NCJRS Abstract

PUBLICATIONS

Register for Latest Research

Stay Informed
Register with NCJRS to receive NCJRS's biweekly e-newsletter JUSTINFO and additional periodic emails from NCJRS and the NCJRS federal sponsors that highlight the latest research published or sponsored by the Office of Justice Programs.

NCJRS Abstract

The document referenced below is part of the NCJRS Virtual Library collection. To conduct further searches of the collection, visit the Virtual Library. See the Obtain Documents page for direction on how to access resources online, via mail, through interlibrary loans, or in a local library.

1 record(s) found

 

NCJ Number: 218217 Find in a Library
Title: Reconstructing the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model: A Theoretical Elaboration and Evaluation
Journal: Aggression and Violent Behavior  Volume:12  Issue:2  Dated:March-April 2007  Pages:208-228
Author(s): Tony Ward; Joseph Melser; Pamela M. Yates
Date Published: March 2007
Annotation: This paper examines the theoretical strengths and weaknesses of the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) model of offender rehabilitation.
Abstract: The "risk" principle suggests that offenders at higher risk for reoffending will benefit most from higher levels of intervention, including high-intensity treatment, and that lower risk offenders should receive minimal, routine, or no intervention. The "need" principle proposes that only those factors associated with reduction in reoffending (i.e., criminogenic needs) should be targeted in interventions. The "responsivity" principle holds that correctional programs should match offender characteristics, such as learning style, level of motivation, and individual personal and interpersonal circumstances. The RNR model of offender rehabilitation as applied by correctional services throughout the world has resulted in reduced reoffending rates and safer communities; however, despite its many virtues, the model has been criticized because of perceptions of its theoretical, policy, and practice weaknesses. The authors argue that one of the major reasons for these problems lies in the way the RNR model has been developed and applied. The emphasis has been on the practical use of the three major principles of risk, need, and responsivity. Therefore, the theoretical underpinnings of the model have been underdeveloped and insufficiently integrated with the practice components. In order to remedy this difficulty, the authors have reconstructed the RNR model by using a three-level structure: overall aims, principles, and values; etiological and methodological assumptions; and practice implications. The result is a more integrated, systematic theory of rehabilitation that improves guidance for therapists. 3 figures and 49 references
Main Term(s): Criminology
Index Term(s): Criminality prediction; Recidivism prediction; Treatment intervention model; Treatment offender matching
Publisher: http://www.elsevier.com 
Page Count: 21
Format: Article
Type: Research (Theoretical)
Language: English
Country: United States of America
To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=239912

*A link to the full-text document is provided whenever possible. For documents not available online, a link to the publisher's website is provided. Tell us how you use the NCJRS Library and Abstracts Database - send us your feedback.




Find in a Library

You have clicked Find in a Library. A title search of WorldCat, the world's largest library network, will start when you click "Continue." Here you will be able to learn if libraries in your community have the document you need. The results will open in a new browser and your NCJRS session will remain active for 30 minutes. Learn More.

You have selected:

This article appears in

In WorldCat, verify that the library you select has the specific journal volume and issue in which the article appears. Learn How.

Continue to WorldCat

You are about to access WorldCat, NCJRS takes no responsibility for and exercises no control over the WorldCat site.

 
Office of Justice Programs Facebook Page  Twitter Page
  • Bureau of Justice Assistance Facebook Page Twitter Page
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics Twitter Page
  • National Institute of Justice Facebook Page Twitter Page
  • Office for Victims of Crime Facebook Page Twitter Page
  • Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Facebook Page Twitter Page
  • Office of Sex Offender Sentencing, Monitoring, Apprehending, Registering, and Tracking Facebook Page Twitter Page
Contact Us | Feedback | Site Map
Freedom of Information Act | Privacy Statement | Legal Policies and Disclaimers
USA.gov | CrimeSolutions
Department of Justice | Office of Justice Programs