Treatment Dosage and the Risk Principle: A Refinement and Extension

Makarios, Matthew D.; Sperber, Kimberly Gentry; Latessa, Edward J.

doi:10.1080/10509674.2014.922157

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“…The literature indicates that programme factors and staff characteristics are associated with effectiveness in the systematic treatment of offenders (Latessa ). These include, for example, having programme staff trained in correctional practices and philosophy, the adjustment of treatment dosage, and staying true to an evidence‐based curriculum (Makarios, Sperber and Latessa ). Such programme and staff features, however, are not characteristic of the standardised processes inherent to acute care.…”

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Rethinking Court‐Sanctioned Reintegration Processes: Redemption Rituals as an Alternative to the Drug Court Graduation

Williams¹,

Mee-Lee

Gallagher

et al. 2017

Howard J Crime Justice

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This research‐based position paper offers critical examination and critique of the drug court (DC) graduation model and outlines an alternative approach. To enhance reconfiguration of the current DC graduation system, we propose a redemption‐oriented framework that we believe is better aligned with the rehabilitation literature and reintegrative shaming theory. These conceptual underpinnings cohere with restorative justice and together represent a useful interpretive perspective for examining current DC practices in the United States. They also align with the goals we believe redemption rituals should elevate. This is based on four main elements of redemption rituals: achievement; co‐ordination of care; status elevation; and moral inclusion. We operationalise these elements by identifying two constituent factors of each. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications for DC practice and recommendations for future research in this area.

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Rethinking Court‐Sanctioned Reintegration Processes: Redemption Rituals as an Alternative to the Drug Court Graduation

Williams¹,

Mee-Lee

Gallagher

et al. 2017

Howard J Crime Justice

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“…Among a group of high-risk persons in custody, Sperber et al (2013) also found that, relative to those who received a moderate dosage level (i.e., 100–199 hr), rates of recidivism dropped by 24% for those receiving a greater dosage level (i.e., 200 or more hours). Similarly, Makarios et al (2014) showed that persons in custody categorized as medium-high risk attained maximum gains after 300 or more hours of therapy (Makarios et al, 2014). Results from our study make clear that long-term treatment gains and drops in recidivism for higher risk persons in custody will not occur with 200 or less hours of treatment.…”

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confidence: 99%

Is Risk-Need-Responsivity Enough? Examining Differences in Treatment Response Among Male Incarcerated Persons

Lester¹,

Batastini²,

Davis

et al. 2020

Criminal Justice and Behavior

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Research examining the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in reducing recidivism has paid little attention to treatment factors contributing to response variability. Using an archival sample of 448 participants exposed to a risk-need-responsivity (RNR)-informed CBT program or no treatment, a multigroup latent profile analysis yielded a four-profile solution: a treatment-nonresponsive group and three treatment-responsive groups. Among the treatment-responsive profiles, reduced criminal attitudes were most predictive of desistance from reoffending. Elevated rates of recidivism and negligible gains following treatment were associated with pretreatment elevations in antisocial traits, risk level, and negative attitudes toward treatment. These findings underscore a greater need for individualized assessment of risk and treatment motivation, the importance of altering criminal sentiments to prevent reentry into the system upon release, and challenge the idea that 200 hours of treatment is sufficient for lasting change. Study limitations and further directions are discussed, including the need for correctional treatment outcome research to better isolate individual differences.

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“…Research also casts doubt on the rehabilitative value of varying conventional supervision contact frequencies by risk, with studies showing this makes little difference to outcomes (e.g., Gill, 2010; Petersilia & Turner, 1993). A variable contact policy would likely only have rehabilitative value, therefore, if these contacts were refashioned to constitute a form of therapeutic intervention, in which case frequency would be a marker of intervention dosage (Makarios, Sperber, & Latessa, 2014). It is notable, however, that Pennsylvania’s JJSES reforms are focused on effecting precisely this transformation.…”

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confidence: 99%

Operationalizing Risk, Need, and Responsivity Principles in Local Policy: Lessons From Five County Juvenile Probation Departments

Miller

Maloney

2019

The Prison Journal

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We examined the operationalization of risk, need, and responsivity principles (RNRP) in local policy in five Pennsylvania county juvenile probation departments. “Core” policies focused on officers’ assessment; decision-making about client services and supervision; engagement with system stakeholders; and intervention with clients. “Supporting” policies focused on competency development; management and supervision; and performance measurement. Policy variations highlighted innovations and dilemmas in operationalizing RNRP. Dilemmas included the extent to which officers are cast as change agents; how needs are prioritized; how risk and needs are tied to decisions; and how officers advocate about assessment results with system stakeholders.

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Treatment Dosage and the Risk Principle: A Refinement and Extension

Cited by 51 publications

References 29 publications

Rethinking Court‐Sanctioned Reintegration Processes: Redemption Rituals as an Alternative to the Drug Court Graduation

Rethinking Court‐Sanctioned Reintegration Processes: Redemption Rituals as an Alternative to the Drug Court Graduation

Is Risk-Need-Responsivity Enough? Examining Differences in Treatment Response Among Male Incarcerated Persons

Operationalizing Risk, Need, and Responsivity Principles in Local Policy: Lessons From Five County Juvenile Probation Departments

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