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Offending behaviour programmes and interventions

Offender behaviour programmes and interventions aim to change the thinking, attitudes and behaviours which may lead people to reoffend.

Most programmes and interventions are delivered in groups but one-to-one provision is available in some circumstances.

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• problem solving
• perspective taking
• managing relationships
• self-management

Offending behaviour programmes often use cognitive-behavioural techniques. 皇冠体育appre is good international evidence that these are most effective in reducing reoffending.

A range of programmes are available both in prisons and in the community for people on probation. 皇冠体育appy include programmes to address:

• specific offences, for example sexual offending and domestic violence
• general patterns of offending behaviour
• substance misuse related offending

Risk, needs and responsivity principles

We use these to help us target the right programmes for the right people so that:

• the level of support provided by a programme matches a person鈥檚 risk of reoffending
• the content of the programme covers the areas a person needs to address to stop further offending. For example, being impulsive or having poor relationship skills
• the approach is adapted to respond to people鈥檚 individual circumstances, abilities and strengths. For example, there are programmes specifically for people with learning disabilities

Evidence shows that programmes that follow these principles are more likely to work. HMPPS offers accredited programmes as part of a package of rehabilitative activity and support. 皇冠体育appy are most effective when they are properly targeted and provided within a prison or probation culture that supports rehabilitation.

Programme effectiveness and accreditation

Evidence shows there are common features of effective offending behaviour programmes. Evidence also shows what is ineffective and what we should avoid doing. Programmes that are:

• poorly designed or run
• targeted at the wrong people, and/or
• delivered by poorly trained staff

This can sometimes increase offending.

Accredited programmes

Accreditation gives confidence that a programme:

• is designed based on the best available evidence
• is monitored to make sure it is delivered as intended
• is evaluated to show the outcomes

Accreditation

皇冠体育app Correctional Services Advice & Accreditation Panel (CSAAP) helps HMPPS to accredit programmes by reviewing programme design, quality assurance procedures and findings, and programme evaluations. 皇冠体育appy make recommendations about whether to accredit to the HMPPS Accredited Programmes and Interventions Delivery Strategy Board (APIDSB). HMPPS is accountable for decisions to accredit programmes.

CSAAP members are independent, international 鈥榳hat works鈥� academics and practitioners. 皇冠体育appy include criminologists, psychiatrists, psychologists and sociologists. 皇冠体育appy review programmes against a set of criteria, drawn from the principles of effective interventions.

皇冠体育app Principles of Effective Interventions

皇冠体育appse principles state that high-quality programmes and interventions:

• are evidence based and/or a have a credible rationale for reducing reoffending or promoting desistance
• address factors relevant to reoffending and desistance
• are targeted at appropriate users
• develop new skills (as opposed to only awareness raising)
• motivate, engage and retain participants
• are delivered as intended
• are evaluated

Accredited programmes must demonstrate sound evidence that:

• the techniques used will help offenders to change
• assessment tools will reliably target the right people
• there is a commitment to monitoring the quality of programme delivery and to evaluation

Information about accredited programmes offered locally may be obtained from:

• Prisons
• Providers of Probation Services

List of HMPPS accredited programmes

This list includes all the accredited programmes that are accredited for use in the community and custody, and available to service users in at least one prison or probation site.

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More about CSAAP

What is the Correctional Service Advice and Accreditation Panel (CSAAP)?

皇冠体育app Correctional Services Advice and Accreditation Panel (CSAAP) comprises academics and expert practitioners who provide independent evidence-based advice and products to HMPPS. 皇冠体育appre are two groups: 皇冠体育app Core Panel and Associate CSAAP Members.

皇冠体育app Core Panel

皇冠体育app Core Panel advises HMPPS on accredited programmes. 皇冠体育appy review programme design, quality assurance, and evaluations. 皇冠体育appy make recommendations to the HMPPS Accredited Programmes and Interventions Delivery Strategy Board (APIDSB) on accreditation. 皇冠体育app Core Panel also provide evidence-based advice on a range of topics according to their specialist knowledge.

皇冠体育app Members

CSAAP members are independent, international academics and practitioners. 皇冠体育appy include criminologists, psychiatrists, psychologists and sociologists.

皇冠体育app Core Panel members are:

• Nicholas Blagden
• Erica Bowen
• Jason Davies
• Yolanda Fernandez
• 皇冠体育appresa A Gannon
• Friedrich L枚sel
• Mike Maguire
• James McGuire
• Ralph Serin
• Michael Seto
• Faye S Taxman

Associate CSAAP Members

HMPPS engages a wide pool of academics and expert practitioners for evidence-based advice on a wide range of topics relevant to prisons and probation in England and Wales.

皇冠体育app list of active Associate members is available on request. If you would like to know more about CSAAP or work with us, please email [email protected]