TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Assessing Suitability for Offender Rehabilitation
JO  - Criminal justice and behavior
A1  - Howells, Kevin
A1  - Day, Andrew
A1  - Casey, Sharon
A1  - Ward, Tony
SP  - 1427
EP  - 1440
VL  - 34
IS  - 11
N2  - 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.<p /> 
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SN  - 0093-8548
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0093854807305827
ID  - ref1
ER  -