Rehabilitation of Offenders

Rehabilitation of Offenders

As the history of the case evolves, Smith, an offender has been under group therapy treatment. Now that Dr. Junger has been seeking advice in relation to further improve his treatment outcomes, I would like to suggest that Dr. Junger should shift his focus on individual therapy techniques rather than the prevailing group therapy. In an effort to determine what works, researchers have identified a set of criteria, or principles, that help to distinguish successful programs from unsuccessful programs (Gendreau, 2008). These criteria are referred to as the principles of effective intervention. The first principle is ...