INCREASING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF CORRECTIONAL PROGRAMMING THROUGH THE RISK PRINCIPLE: IDENTIFYING OFFENDERS FOR RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT*

By Christopher T. Lowenkamp, Edward J. Latessa. 2005

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Subfields: Clinical Psychology, General Health Professions, Sociology and Political Science

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An Assessment for Criminal Thinking (2006, background): “In some instances, these offenders actually had an increased likelihood of reoffending (Andrews & Bonta, 1998; Lowenkamp & Latessa, 2005), whereas in other instances positive outcomes were achieved only when intensive prison-based treatment was followed by participation in community aftercare…”
Validating the Principles of Effective Intervention: A Systematic Review of the Contributions of Meta-Analysis in the Field of Corrections (2009, result): “Furthermore, previous studies ( Andrews, Bonta, & Hoge, 1990 ; Lowenkamp & Latessa, 2005 ) have demonstrated that lower risk offenders can be adversely affected by participating in treatment.”
The Risk Principle in Action: What Have We Learned From 13,676 Offenders and 97 Correctional Programs? (2006, methodology): “The cutoff proportion of two thirds was chosen based on prior research conducted by Lowenkamp and Latessa (2005a) and several meta-analyses that examined the effect of the presence of offenders who were high risk in the correctional treatment environment (Andrews & Dowden, 1999; Dowden & Andrews…”
The Predictive Validity of a Gender-Responsive Needs Assessment (2009, unknown): “…to medium- and high-risk clients (Andrews, Zinger et al., 1990; Bonta, Wallace-Capretta, & Rooney, 2000; Lipsey, 1992; Lipsey & Wilson, 1998; Lowenkamp & Latessa, 2002, 2005; Lowenkamp, Latessa, & Holsinger, 2006).3 The needs principle illustrates that reductions in recidivism can be…”
The Role of Offender Risk Assessment: A Policy Maker Guide (2010, background): “One of the major benefits of offender assessment and classification is that it allows agencies to allocate resources and staff more optimally and effectively (Lowenkamp & Latessa, 2005).”