RT Article
T1 Validating Responsivity Assessments for Correctional Populations: Evaluating the Association With Program Participation, Dosage, and Completion
JF Criminal justice policy review
VO 35
IS 2/3
SP 132
OP 158
A1 Duwe, Grant 1971-
A2 Clark, Valerie
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1887852506
AB While specific responsivity factors are believed to either inhibit or facilitate successful involvement in programming, relatively little attention has been given to the validation of responsivity assessments used for correctional populations. Based on a sample of nearly 2,100 individuals confined in Minnesota prisons, this study examines the relationship between a needs and responsivity assessment system and multiple measures of program participation, dosage, and completion. The responsivity domains—childhood trauma, mental health, religiosity, motivation and learning style—were significantly associated with at least one measure of programming. All but two of the needs domains also had a significant association with programming involvement. We discuss the implications of the findings for correctional research and practice.
K1 Programming
K1 risk-needs-responsivity model
K1 Validation
K1 responsivity assessment
DO 10.1177/08874034241240998