Guy Bourgon

Biographic Data

ID6030658
NAMEGuy Bourgon
GIVEN NAMESGuy
FAMILY NAMEBourgon
SIGNATUREBOURGON G
AFFILIATIONSPublic Safety Canada
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2008
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX0

  • Changes in Probation Officer Behavior and Caseload Recidivism Following Training in Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques

    Open AccessDamon Mitchell, Raymond Chip Tafrate et al.ARTICLECriminal Justice and Behavior2024

    Implementation of risk-need-responsivity principles in probation has fostered the development of programs that train probation officers (POs) to directly address clients’ criminogenic needs during office visits. This study examined changes in PO office visit behavior and changes in caseload recidivism rates, following participation in the Forensic Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques (CB t ) training program. Training was delivered to 39 POs over 10 s…

  • Evaluation of the Implementation of a Risk-Need-Responsivity Service in Community Supervision in Sweden

    Open AccessLouise C Starfelt, Marcus Dynevall et al.ARTICLECriminal Justice and Behavior2021

    The effective use of the core treatment principles from the Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) model has the potential to reduce criminal recidivism significantly. A pilot trial of the RNR-based model Krimstics in the Swedish probation service showed increased RNR adherence but no effects on recidivism. The subsequent implementation of Krimstics involved the training and clinical support of more than 700 probation officers working with community superv…

  • A system-wide implementation and evaluation of the Strategic Training Initiative in Community Supervision (STICS)

    Open AccessJames Bonta, Guy Bourgon et al.ARTICLEJournal of Criminal Justice2021References: 27

  • Is Risk-Need-Responsivity Enough? Examining Differences in Treatment Response Among Male Incarcerated Persons

    Open AccessMichael E Lester, Ashley B Batastini et al.ARTICLECriminal Justice and Behavior2020

    Research examining the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) in reducing recidivism has paid little attention to treatment factors contributing to response variability. Using an archival sample of 448 participants exposed to a risk-need-responsivity (RNR)-informed CBT program or no treatment, a multigroup latent profile analysis yielded a four-profile solution: a treatment-nonresponsive group and three treatment-responsive groups. Among …

  • An Experimental Demonstration of Training Probation Officers in Evidence-Based Community Supervision

    Open AccessJames Bonta, Guy Bourgon et al.ARTICLECriminal Justice and Behavior2011

    The present study evaluated a training program for probation officers based on the risk-need-responsivity (RNR) model of offender rehabilitation. A total of 80 officers were randomly assigned to either training or a no training condition. The probation officers then recruited 143 probationers and audiotaped their sessions at the beginning of supervision, 3 months later, and 6 months later. The audiotapes were coded with respect to the officers’ a…

  • The Principles of Effective Correctional Treatment Also Apply To Sexual Offenders

    Open AccessR Karl Hanson, Guy Bourgon et al.ARTICLECriminal Justice and Behavior2009

    The effectiveness of treatment for sexual offenders remains controversial, even though it is widely agreed that certain forms of human service interventions reduce the recidivism rates of general offenders. The current review examined whether the principles associated with effective treatments for general offenders (risk-need-responsivity; RNR) also apply to sexual offender treatment. Based on a meta-analysis of 23 recidivism outcome studies meet…

  • Exploring the Black Box of Community Supervision

    James Bonta, Tanya Rugge et al.ARTICLEJournal of Offender Rehabilitation2008

    Community supervision has been an integral part of corrections since the establishment of probation more than 100 years ago. It has commonly been assumed that offenders benefit from community supervision much more than if they were incarcerated. However, empirical evidence in support of the effectiveness of community supervision in reducing recidivism questions this assumption. A detailed examination of audio taped interviews between 62 probation…