Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Forensic Psychology
- Part I Psychological Underpinnings
- Part II Psychology and Criminal Behaviour
- Part III Assessment
- Part IV Interventions
- Part V Civil Proceedings
- Part VI Professional Practices
- 6.1 Courtroom Testimony in Cases of Disputed Confessions
- 6.2 Evaluating Offending Behaviour Programmes in Prison and Probation
- 6.3 Working Effectively with Multicultural Offenders in a Clinical Context
- 6.4 Professional Training and Accreditation
- 6.5 Ethics
- 6.6 Forensic Case Formulation
- 6.7 Staff Supervision in Forensic Contexts
- Index
- References
6.2 - Evaluating Offending Behaviour Programmes in Prison and Probation
from Part VI - Professional Practices
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 December 2021
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Tables
- Contributors
- Preface
- Forensic Psychology
- Part I Psychological Underpinnings
- Part II Psychology and Criminal Behaviour
- Part III Assessment
- Part IV Interventions
- Part V Civil Proceedings
- Part VI Professional Practices
- 6.1 Courtroom Testimony in Cases of Disputed Confessions
- 6.2 Evaluating Offending Behaviour Programmes in Prison and Probation
- 6.3 Working Effectively with Multicultural Offenders in a Clinical Context
- 6.4 Professional Training and Accreditation
- 6.5 Ethics
- 6.6 Forensic Case Formulation
- 6.7 Staff Supervision in Forensic Contexts
- Index
- References
Summary
In this chapter we focus on the evaluation of offending behaviour programmes across both prison and probation. We start with a broad discussion of the emergence of ‘what works’, the risk, need and responsivity model and desistance and follow that by setting out the argument for the critical place of evaluation. We will outline some of the different evaluation methods which can be used to examine the effectiveness of programmes, as well as the key challenges frequently encountered in evaluating programmes in the criminal justice setting. Finally we review what the most recent evidence tells us about the effectiveness of programmes. Evaluating offending behaviour programmes is exciting and challenging and while the evidence is growing there remains an enduring need for us to put our energies into asking what works for whom, how and why - and growing our understanding of the wider context within which such interventions are most likely to make a positive difference.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of Forensic Psychology , pp. 757 - 782Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021