ABSTRACT
To adequately construct a model for rehabilitation of offenders, it is necessary to consider the nature of rehabilitation. Ward, Melser, and Yates found, somewhat to their surprise, that the nature of rehabilitation tends to be taken for granted in the correctional field and very little has been said as to what actually constitutes a rehabilitation theory as opposed to a treatment or aetiological theory. This chapter sketches an overarching structure for rehabilitation in line with Ward et al., who propose a three-component rehabilitation theory: general principles of rehabilitation, aetiological and methodological assumptions and practice implications. It discusses Wards first component, such as general principles of rehabilitation, using the Psychology of Criminal Conduct (PCC) and the forthcoming Risk-Need-Responsivity (RNR) model of Andrews and Bonta. Treatment implications and pressing policy recommendations end the chapter on rehabilitation. Gender differences are apparent and important in forensic risk assessment, risk prognosis and forensic treatment.
