CRM 3303 Lecture 2: Tracing Roots and CBT
19 Jan 2016
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Tracing the roots of correctional intervention and assessment. Rehabilitative context that has certain complexities that has the potential to behaviourally change an individual. Martinson failed to look at particular groups of offenders. Nothing specific in terms of looking at life sentence prisoners, sex offenders, substance abuse issues, etc . Conclusion: not all prisoners are the same and behave the same way to each program. 1928 > burgess: supposed to be a prediction of someone potentiality to reoffend, basic characteristics to predict and see how likely is this person to reoffend, growth industry in corrections. Lengthy criminal history > could be a good candidate to recidivate. Example: self-appraisal questionnaires, sra for sex offenders. Growth industry - companies profit from developing these tests. No room for qualitative or subjective considerations. Cannot be changed or only increases in time, fixed factors. More malleable, does have the ability to change.
