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Forensic Intervention Flashcards

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What is a forensic intervention?

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Something that aims to address offending behaviour in order to reduce reoffending

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‘Nothing works’ principles

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  • nothing works to rehabilitate offenders
  • nothing that the CJS does will reduce crime
  • prisons have virtually no effect and should only be used for serious offenders
  • engaging in criminological research is a tool of the state
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‘What works’

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  • Scientific knowledge/ research is the basis for effective intervention
  • scientific knowledge should be used to destroy knowledge that is not evidence based
  • scientific knowledge should be used to construct knowledge about what does work
  • legitimate for researchers to generate knowledge that can reduce crime
  • recognises multiple influences on offending behaviour
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Three basic principles for reducing reoffending and rehabilitation

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Risk
Need
Responsivity

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Risk

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The duration and intensity of treatment and supervision should match the level of risk posed by the offender

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What do we mean by risk?

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Severity 
Imminence 
Frequency 
Potential V
Triggers 
Protective
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Need

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The treatment should address the criminogenic needs

- dynamic risk factors

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Criminogenic needs

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  • offenders have many needs that might require some form of intervention, but not all of these needs are linked to their offending behaviour
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What are they linked to?

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Criminal behaviour

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% of difference in recidivism when criminogenic needs are assessed?

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19%

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Criminal attitudes

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Shifting attitudes through treatment from pro criminal to pro social

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Examples

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  • antisocial attitudes
  • antisocial peers
  • employment issues
  • substance abuse problems
  • emotional control difficulties
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Responsivity

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The treatment should be delivered and adapted to suit individual offender characteristics

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Responsivity considerations

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  • intellectual ability
  • language
  • literacy
  • mental health
  • current substance use
  • personality difficulties
  • motivation
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Other considerations

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  • prioritising treatment
  • risk of harm
  • likelihood of offending
  • proximity to release
  • alternative opportunities for treatment
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Offender behaviour programmes - aim?

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To change the thinking, attitudes and behaviours which may lead people to reoffend

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What do they encourage

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Pro social goals and attitudes for the future

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What new skills do they help develop?

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  1. Problem solving
  2. Perspective talking
  3. Managing relationships
  4. Self-management
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What techniques do these programmes use

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Cognitive behavioural techniques

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Programme accreditation

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  • are accredited by the Correctional Services Accreditation and Advice Panel
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When are programmes considered?

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-

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Examples

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  1. Building better relationships (BBR)
  2. Alcohol related violence (ARV)
  3. Healthy identity intervention (HII)
  4. Thinking Skills Programme
  5. Choices, Actions, Relationships, Emotions (CARE)
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Offender behaviour programmes

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  • manual based
  • trained facilitators
  • treatment manager/ programme manager
  • 8-10 ppts
  • assessed for suitability
  • post treatment report
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Good Lives Model - Ward (2003)

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  • we need to build capabilities and strengths in people, in order to reduce their risk of offending
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Why do people offend?

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  • they are attempting to secure some kind of valued outcome in their life
  • as such, offending is essentially the product of a desire for something that is inherently human and normal
  • but the desire or goal manifests itself in harmful and antisocial behaviours, due to a range of deficits and weaknesses within the offender and their environment
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A good life

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  • healthy living and functioning
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Kaizen

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  • designed to meet the needs of adult males who pose a high risk
  • sexual offences, general violent, IPV
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What does it involve?

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  • a unified set of treatment targets applicable to all 3 groups
  • flexible and responsive to the criminogenic needs to high risk offenders
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Success wheel

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  • represents criminogenic factors, all framed in a positive way to ensure there is more of a strengths focus rather than a deficit issue
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Positive relationships

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  • antisocial peers
  • greviance
  • lack of intimacy with adults
  • sexual jealousy
  • feelings of inadequacy
  • emotional identification with children
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Managing life’s problems

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  • difficulties solving life problems
  • impulsive and unstable lifestyle
  • substance abuse
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Sense of purpose

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  • motivates towards desistance
  • engaged in employment or constructive activity
  • citizenship
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Healthy thinking

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  • attitudes that support: IPV
  • the use of violence
  • sexualcoffending
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Treatment readiness

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  • a responsivity consideration

- useful to think about the stages of change

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Cycle of Change - Prochaska and DiClemente (1993)

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  • contemplation
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Increasing motivation to change…

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  • capacity to change increased in believe in change-hope
  • therapist style
  • rolling with resistance
  • client led
  • motivational interviewing
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Challenges?

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  • people

- environment

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