Effective interventions and the Good Lives Model: Maximizing treatment gains for sexual offenders

Aggression and Violent Behavior

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 157-161

  Wilson, Robin J ^a   Yates, Pamela M ^b  

^a GeoGroup Inc   (United States)

^b Cabot Consulting and Research Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Good Lives Model; Needs; Responsivity; Risk; Risk management; Sexual offending; Treatment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THEORY; COMMUNITY; EMPLOYMENT; FAMILY; GOOD LIVES MODEL; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; LEISURE; NEED PRINCIPLE; OFFENDER; PERSONAL NEEDS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; PUNISHMENT; RECIDIVISM; RESPONSIVITY PRINCIPLE; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK NEEDS RESPONSIVITY MODEL; RISK PRINCIPLE; SELF REGULATION MODEL; SEXUAL CRIME;

EID: 67349192649     PISSN: 13591789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.avb.2009.01.007     Document Type: Review

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