Reconstructing the Risk-Need-Responsivity model: A theoretical elaboration and evaluation

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 208-228

  Ward, Tony ^c   Melser, Joseph ^a   Yates, Pamela M ^b  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^b Cabot Consulting   (Canada)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Evaluation; Rehabilitation; Risk need responsivity

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OFFENDER; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; REHABILITATION CARE; REINFORCEMENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK NEED RESPONSIVITY MODEL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; THEORY CONSTRUCTION;

EID: 33847020413     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2006.07.001     Document Type: Review

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