ABSTRACT
This chapter explores how the principle of responsivity, a principle for effective classification and treatment that emerged from the literature documented has been approached by the Victorian Department of Justice and the New Zealand Department of Corrections in relation to Aboriginal and Maori offenders. It focuses on the technologies and tools used in the practice of responsivity, and the subject positions Aboriginal and Maori offenders are expected to occupy in relation to this practice. The principle of responsivity emerged from the Risk Need Responsivity Model (RNRM) as a core component for effective offender classification and treatment. The Good Lives Model (GLM) provides a comparable instruction for correctional agencies in terms of addressing offender variances. The Koori Cognitive Skills Program appears to be like any other cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) program for offenders. The Koori Cognitive Program appears largely symbolic in practice, especially in comparison to the Marumali program.
