Responsivity

Self-help programs like the 12-step programs or the Narcotics Anonymous “NA” and/or Alcohol Anonymous “AA” are programs that have little to no effect of the recidivism rate of parolees. These types of programs give the illusion that the parolee has accomplished a milestone, when in fact they fail to live up to the outlooks of the parolee in the program. These types of false-positive programs can give the appearance that the parolee can conquer a high-risk situation. These types of programs, when…

officially transferred to the adult system, which often involves prison sentences. The Last Chance Ranch has a number of strengths and areas for improvement, while it also adheres to both the risk and need principles, as well as the general and specific responsivity principles. The Last Chance Ranch displays various strengths in its effort to transform the lives of the juvenile offenders that enter the program. First, the program supplies excellent role models, as well as a family-like…

that all participate to the developments of particular addictive diseases. Kreek (2012) from the Social Neuroscience Symposium, considered the effects that genes interaction have with environment, brain, body; including stress and an individuals responsivity to those stressors. Bi-directional research showed three commonly abused drugs; heroin, cocaine, and alcohol, which impacted on gene expression. Investigating the stress response was confined directly or indirectly in measuring peripheral…

reviewing the Risk-Need-Responsivity model (RNR), there are three main principles. These principles are the risk principle, the need principle, and responsibility principle. The risk principle states the treatment plan must match the level of service to the sex offender’s risk to re-offend (Andrews & Bonta, 2007). The need principle states that the psychologist must assess criminogenic needs and the psychologist must target these needs in treatment (Andrews & Bonta, 2007). The responsivity…

The RNR model must cover multiple criminogenic needs, should assess the individuals strengths, both for risk prediction and responsivity, use structured assessments of risk, and use professional discretion occasionally (McIvor, 2004). No theory no matter how well-crafted can be all things to all people. The RNR model approaches have also been shown to be effective among female offenders (Dowden & Andrews, 1999). However, evidence proposes that, even though the integrity and obedience to RNR…

risk-relevant needs of adjudicated juveniles. These considerations are referred to as RNR: risk, need and responsivity. The team defines the term risk as the likelihood of the juvenile committing future offenses. They describe needs as the inadequacies of the juvenile. For example, substance abuse, family or educational problems, and procriminal attitudes. The team explains that responsivity refers to the probability of a favorable response to the intervention, and the influences which may…

model that “proposes three principles for effective treatment of offenders. The risk principle proposes that intensive treatment be provided to offenders at highest risk to reoffend. The need principle targets crime-causing needs and attitudes. The responsivity principle provides treatment in a style and mode that is responsive to the offender’s learning style and ability” (Bartol and Bartol, 2014, p. 517). Although there was no mention of this program using the RNR model, I believe that the…

Scholars contend that the model has been successful in assessing and rehabilitating offenders across the world (Andrews & Bonta, 2010). As its name suggests, this model is centered on three basic principles: risk, need, and responsivity. The risk principle postulates that the services offered to the parolee should be consistent with his or her risk of reoffending (Andrews & Bonta, 2010). As such, the CCO is required to devote appropriate resources to the offender in providing…

senses. Three categories of sensory modulation are sensory over-responsive, sensory under-responsive and sensory seeking. Individuals with sensory over-responsivity are most sensitive to sensory stimuli than most. They feel a consist bombardment of information and have a “fight and fly” response to sensation. Individuals with sensory under-responsivity have poor body awareness and seem withdrawn and passive. They might have a delayed response or be unresponsive to sensory stimuli in the…

8. Please explain the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model! (4 marks) The ‘risk-need responsivity’ model advocates for the use of standardised assessment risk assessment validated on a correctional population to determine the risk of re-offending. High intensity programs should be for high risk offenders and minimal services…