RT Article
T1 Operationalizing risk, need, and responsivity principles in local policy: lessons from five county juvenile probation departments
JF The prison journal
VO 100
IS 1
SP 49
OP 73
A1 Miller, Joel
A1 Maloney, Carrie
A2 Maloney, Carrie
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1800138695
AB We examined the operationalization of risk, need, and responsivity principles (RNRP) in local policy in five Pennsylvania county juvenile probation departments. “Core” policies focused on officers’ assessment; decision-making about client services and supervision; engagement with system stakeholders; and intervention with clients. “Supporting” policies focused on competency development; management and supervision; and performance measurement. Policy variations highlighted innovations and dilemmas in operationalizing RNRP. Dilemmas included the extent to which officers are cast as change agents; how needs are prioritized; how risk and needs are tied to decisions; and how officers advocate about assessment results with system stakeholders.
K1 YLS/CMI
K1 Juvenile Justice
K1 Policy
K1 Probation
K1 risk–need–responsivity model
DO 10.1177/0032885519882312