The Risk-Need-Responsivity Model: An Evidence-Based Approach to Reducing Juvenile Recidivism
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Training Description
With the prison population increasing in over 70% of countries worldwide, governments have increasingly turned their attention to the issue of reoffending, also known as recidivism. Although many evidence-based models have been put forth over the years to reduce juvenile recidivism rates, there is little question that the most dominant is what is referred to as the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) Model. This brief training will focus on defining the key underlying principles of the RNR Model as well as the role that risk/need assessment tools play in the RNR Model's implementation.
Trainer Biography
Jay P Singh, Ph.D., is Clinical Associate in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. Former Senior Clinical Researcher in Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology for the Department of Justice of Switzerland and fellow of the Mental Health Law and Policy Department at the University of South Florida, he completed his graduate studies in psychiatry at the University of Oxford. Since this time, he has lectured for Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Brown, Dartmouth, and UPenn. He was promoted to Full Professor at Molde University College in Norway in 2014.
Learning Objectives
This training is designed to help you:
- Describe the underlying principles of the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model
- Discuss peer-reviewed research underlying the efficacy of the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model
- Identify the role of risk/need assessment tools in the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model
- Explain the benefits of implementing risk/need assessment tools in practice
