Deferring to Clarity, Parsimony, and Evidence in Reply to Ward, Yates, and Willis

• NCJ Number: 237511
• Journal: Criminal Justice and Behavior Volume: 39 Issue: 1 Dated: January 2012 Pages: 111-120
• Author(s): J. Stephen Wormith; Paul Gendreau; James Bonta
• Date Published: January 2012
• Length: 10 pages
• Publication Format: Article
• Publication Type: Report (Study/Research)
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This article is in response to criticism of an original article that that posed the question whether adding the "good lives" model (GLM) to crime prevention initiatives provides additional value over and above using interventions based on the "risk need responsivity" model (RNR).

Abstract

In response to published criticism, "The Good Lives Model and the Risk Need Responsivity Model: A Critical Response to Andres, Bonta, and Wormith" (NCJ 237510), the original article authors agree that both the GLM and RNR models have similarities and differences. In their rebuttal the authors focus on select, "important" themes; valued principles of science, parsimony, and how it relates to the comparison between RNR and GLM; and stress "let's consider the evidence" which they claim is not addressed by their critics. Table, figure and references