Application of evidence-based practice in the implementation of sanctions and measures to offenders in the community

Abstract

Evidence-based practice is a current trend in almost all areas of humane services, a consequence of scientific and technological development during the second half of the 20th century with the need and possibilities of connecting and exploiting resources from various fields of social activity, with the aim of having a more humane and effective approach to solving human problems and needs. Evidence-based practice in dealing with offenders is a set of components and characteristics of a rehabilitation program that reduces the rate of recidivism when effectively incorporated into the field of change in criminal behaviour and attitudes. In dealing with offenders, evidence-based practice includes a validated risk and criminogenic needs assessment, motivational interviews and cognitive-behavioural programs. These elements are covered by the principles of the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) model, which is a theoretical and empirical approach to work with juvenile and adult offenders, in particular on implementing community sanctions and measures. The model also includes the development of validated risk assessment tools and principles of evidence-based practice of rehabilitation treatment providers.

Praksa zasnovana na dokazima je aktuelan trend u gotovo svim oblastima humanih usluga, posledica je naučnog i tehnološkog razvoja tokom druge polovine XX veka sa potrebom i mogućnostima povezivanja i iskorišćenja resursa iz različitih oblasti društvene delatnosti, u cilju humanijeg i efektiv-nijeg pristupa rešavanju ljudskih problema i potreba. Praksa zasnovana na dokazima u radu sa prestupnicima predstavlja skup komponenti i karakte-ristika programa rehabilitacije koji, kada se efikasno inkorporiraju u oblast promene kriminalnog ponašanja i stavova, smanjuje stopu recidiva. U radu sa prestupnicima praksa zasnovana na dokazima obuhvata validiranu pro-cenu rizika i kriminogenih potreba, motivacione intervjue i kognitivno-bi-hejvioralne programe. navedene elemente obuhvataju principi rizik-potre-ba-odgovor (RnR) modela, koji predstavlja teorijski i empirijski zasnovan pristup u radu sa maloletnim i odraslim prestupnicima, posebno na sprovo-đenju sankcija i mera u zajednici. Model obuhvata i razvoj validiranih instru-menata za procenu rizika i principe na dokazima zasnovane prakse isporuči-laca rehabilitacionog tretmana.