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Rehabilitation von Straftätern

Das „Risk-need-responsivity“-Modell

Offender rehabilitation

The “risk-need-responsivity” model

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Obwohl in deutschen Justizvollzugsanstalten und sozialtherapeutischen Abteilungen viele originär englischsprachige Therapieverfahren, die auf dem „Risk-need-responsivity“ (RNR)-Modell beruhen, Anwendung finden, wird das Modell in der deutschsprachigen Literatur sehr selten diskutiert. Der vorliegende Beitrag widmet sich dem RNR, indem er Annahmen des RNR-Modells beschreibt, dessen Stärken und Grenzen aufzeigt. Diese Ausführungen sollen die Nützlichkeit des RNR-Modells für die Therapie von Straftätern illustrieren.

Abstract

The German correctional treatment in prison, social therapeutic units and social therapy capitalizes on therapeutic interventions developed in English-speaking countries, which are based on the risk-need-responsivity model (RNR). However, this approach is rarely discussed in the German literature. The present article aims at filling this gap by illustrating the basic assumptions, strengths and limitations of the RNR model. Moreover, this presentation highlights the usefulness of the RNR model for the treatment of offenders.

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Göbbels, S., Zimmermann, L. Rehabilitation von Straftätern. Forens Psychiatr Psychol Kriminol 7, 12–21 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11757-012-0199-7

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