1. Offender Rehabilitation
2014
Jennie Hall
Research Analyst
Utah Criminal Justice Center, University of Utah

2. What can you make of these parts?
When you see these responses, what is happening for the youth?
Did you envision this?

3. Each persona has different needs…
Human Needs
DV Needs
Offender Needs

4. Domestic Violence Needs
DV Needs
Regulating emotions
Anger specifically
Educating about relationships
Abusive VS
Healthy
Teaching skills
Conflict resolution
Problem-solving

5. What does the research say about reducing the chances offenders will reoffend?
Effective principles in reducing recidivism:
Risk-the likelihood an offender will re-offend
Need-the factors influencing the offender to reoffend
Responsivity-how to work with offenders based on general and specific characteristics
Not sure how much detail to put in here?
Lowenkamp & Latessa

6. Criminogenic Needs Offender Needs Antisocial History (Behaviors)
Antisocial Attitudes
Antisocial Cognitions
Antisocial Peers
Relationships
Family
Education/Career
Leisure/Recreation
Substance Abuse

7. What Does the Research Say?
Over 500 programs were evaluated based on these principles and results indicate:
Target moderate to high risk offenders
Separate low from moderate/high risk
Focus on criminogenic needs
Utilize an evidence-based intervention (Cognitive/Behavioral/Social Learning)
Adjust approach to specific needs of individuals (cultural, sex, age, mental health, IQ, motivation)
Not sure how much detail to put in here?
Lowenkamp & Latessa

8. How do you assess for DV needs?
Screening
Clinical Interview
Lethality Assessment
Domestic Violence Inventory (DVI)
Others?
Not sure how much detail to put in here?

9. How do you assess for criminogenic
risk and need?
Level of Service Inventory – Revised (LSI-R)
Ohio Risk Assessment System (ORAS)
Wisconsin Risk Assessment
Risk and Needs Triage (RANT)
Others?
Not sure how much detail to put in here?

10. Criminal Justice Services
Utilizes the LSI-R
Probation Officers are trained in:
Administration
Scoring
Case Planning
Sends the results to treatment
providers
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11. Criminal Justice Services
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12. Domestic Violence Targets
DV - Offender Needs
Domestic Violence Targets
Criminogenic Targets
Regulating emotions
Anger specifically
Educating about relationships
Abusive vs
Healthy
Teaching skills
Conflict resolution
Problem-solving
Antisocial History (Behaviors)
Antisocial Attitudes
Antisocial Cognitions
Antisocial Peers
Relationships
Family
Education/Career
Leisure/Recreation
Substance Abuse
When you see these responses, what is happening for the youth?

13. Domestic Violence Regulations
DV Offender Treatment
Domestic Violence Regulations
RNR Recommendations
Court Ordered:
Probation supervision
1+ years
Check-ins
DV treatment
16 Weeks
No victim contact
No weapons
Urine analysis tests
Other requirements as recommended by Probation (substance abuse, anger management, etc.)
Research suggests:
Target moderate-high risk offenders
Separate low from moderate/high risk offenders
Treatment should be 3-9 months and vary by risk
Aftercare provided
Incorporate criminogenic needs
CBT techniques
Responsivity measures
When you see these responses, what is happening for the youth?
Loweknmap & Latessa

14. How would you like them all to come together?
When you see these responses, what is happening for the youth?
DV needs + Criminogenic Needs + Court Orders + Research
= TX plan = Reduced Crime

15. References
Lowenkamp, C. (2004). Correctional Program Integrity and Treatment Effectiveness: A Multi-site, program-level analysis.
Lowenkamp, C. & Latessa, E., (2005). Increasing the effectiveness of correctional programming through the risk principle. Criminology and Public Policy. 4 (2):

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