Risk-Need-Responsivity Meets Mental Health
Implementation Challenges in Probation Case Planning
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21424769 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gina M Vincent (0000-0002-9315-9584, corresponding author), Rachael T Perrault (0000-0001-6695-2643, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School), Dara C Drawbridge (0000-0002-7111-8634, Fitchburg State University), Gretchen O Landry (William James College), G Landry (William James College), Thomas Grisso (0000-0002-2241-3418, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1187-1207 |
| Publication date | 2021-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Criminal Justice and Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0093-8548 • E-ISSN: 1552-3594 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/00938548211008491 |
| OpenAlex | W3153782127 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 36 |
This study examined the feasibility of and fidelity to risk/needs assessment, mental health screening, and risk-need-responsivity (RNR)-based case planning within juvenile probation in two states. The researcher-guided implementation effort included the Massachusetts Youth Screening Instrument-2 (MAYSI-2), Structured Assessment of Violence Risk in Youth (SAVRY), and policies to prioritize criminogenic needs while using mental health services only when warranted. Data from 53 probation officers (POs) and 553 youths indicated three of five offices had high fidelity to administration and case planning policies. The interrater reliability ( n = 85; intraclass correlation coefficient [ICC] [A, 1] = .92 [Northern state] and .80 [Southern state]) and predictive validity ( n = 455; Exp[B] = 1.83) of SAVRY risk ratings were significant. There was an overreliance on mental health services; 48% of youth received these referrals when only 20% screened as having mental health needs. Barriers to fidelity to RNR practices in some offices included assessments not being conducted before disposition, lack of service availability, and limited buy-in from a few stakeholders
Computer security · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Fidelity · Injury prevention · Inter-rater reliability · Intraclass correlation · Mental health · Needs assessment · Occupational safety and health · Poison control · Political science · Psychiatry · Psychometrics · Rating scale · Risk assessment · Suicide prevention · Applied Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Computer Science · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Engineering · Health Policy Implementation Science · Human Factors and Ergonomics · Medicine · Psychology · Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
Serious and Violent Juvenile Offenders
Applied Survival Analysis
Correctional policy for offenders with mental illness
Forming inferences about some intraclass correlation coefficients.
Psychiatric Disorder, Comorbidity, and Suicidal Behavior in Juvenile Justice Youth
Risk Assessment With Young Offenders
A comparative study of violence risk assessment tools
A conceptual framework for implementation fidelity
Misalignment in Supervision
Diffusion of Innovations in Service Organizations
Reforming Juvenile Justice
Early Predictors of Adolescent Aggression and Adult Violence
Psychiatric Disorders in Youth in Juvenile Detention
Finding the right focus
Structured decision making in juvenile justice
Impact of risk/needs assessment on juvenile probation officers' decision making
Rehabilitating criminal justice policy and practice
| Citations per year | 0.6 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2024 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |