Although it is widely believed that risk assessment tools can help manage risk of violence
and offending, it is unclear what evidence exists to support this view. As such, we conducted …

Client engagement has been associated with positive psychotherapeutic outcomes, yet it is
relatively under-theorized. The aims of this review were to establish how client engagement …

The Psychology of Criminal Conduct, Sixth Edition, provides a psychological and evidence-
informed perspective of criminal behavior that sets it apart from many criminological and …

The advancement of evidence-based practices (EBP) and the Risk-Need-Responsivity
(RNR) model suggests several key practices for probation agencies, including validated risk …

Returning citizens face significant barriers to reintegration after incarceration, yet evidence
for the effectiveness of reentry programs is limited. A possible explanation is the lack of …

A crisis of confidence has struck the behavioral and social sciences. A key factor driving the
crisis is the low levels of statistical power in many studies. Low power is problematic …

Most juvenile risk assessment tools heavily rely on a risk-focused approach. Less attention
has been devoted to protective factors. This study examines the predictive validity of …

Background: Over seven million persons in the United States are supervised by the criminal
justice system, including many who have co-occurring mental and substance use disorders …

This paper describes a review of meta-analyses and systematic reviews, to explore what
appears to be ineffective in reducing reoffending among people convicted of crime. The …

The risk–need–responsivity model (RNR; Bonta & Andrews, 2017) has become a leading
approach for effective offender case management, but field tests of this model are still …