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Assessing Suitability for Offender Rehabilitation

Development and Validation of the Treatment Readiness Questionnaire

Sharon Casey

University of South Australia

Andrew Day

University of South Australia, Andrew.day{at}unisa.edu.au.

Kevin Howells

Nottingham University and University of South Australia

Tony Ward

Victoria University, Wellington

Although the need to assess appropriate candidates for offender rehabilitation programs is widely acknowledged, few assessment tools are available that have been validated for use with offender populations. This article reports on the development and validation of a brief self-report measure designed to assess treatment readiness in offenders who have been referred to a cognitive skills program. The measure, the Corrections Victoria Treatment Readiness Questionnaire, displayed acceptable levels of convergent and discriminant validity, and was able to predict treatment engagement and treatment performance at the midpoint of the program. Suggested cutoff points are reported for use in assessing offenders for this type of program. It is concluded that the measure can play a valuable role in the assessment of offenders who are being considered for rehabilitative treatment.

Key Words: readiness • responsivity • assessment • cognitive skills

Criminal Justice and Behavior, Vol. 34, No. 11, 1427-1440 (2007)
DOI: 10.1177/0093854807305827
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