RT Article
T1 Bridging the gap between research and frontline youth justice practice
JF Criminology & criminal justice
VO 19
IS 2
SP 232
OP 253
A1 Ugwudike, Pamela 1969-
A2 Morgan, Gemma
LA English
YR 2019
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1741511801
AB Although the Risk, Need, Responsivity model of rehabilitation is rooted in a substantial body of research evidence, several studies of the model’s efficacy in youth and adult justice settings within England and Wales have revealed modest outcomes. In this article, we contend that the findings do not necessarily reflect deficits in the model. Rather, a growing corpus of research now indicates that poor practice integrity or inadequate implementation of the model’s principles is a key but under-researched factor that undermines the efficacy of interventions based on the model. We also present the findings of a study that explored applications of the model in three Welsh youth justice services and we examine possible means of bridging the gap between research evidence and real-world practice.
K1 Evidence-based practice
K1 Programme integrity,
K1 Rehabilitation
K1 Supervision skills
K1 Youth justice
DO 10.1177/1748895817753509