Case Study Analysis: Exploring Good Lives and Risk-Responsivity Models

This case study analyzes two prominent models in criminal psychology: the good lives model and the risk-need-responsivity model. The introduction outlines how these models are used to understand and treat offenders. Section A focuses on the good lives model, emphasizing rehabilitation and holistic environments, and how it helps offenders regain control of their lives. It discusses the case of Matt, illustrating how the model helps individuals find purpose and integrate into society after committing crimes. Section B delves into the risk-need-responsivity model, which focuses on treating offenders by understanding personality development and criminogenic needs. It highlights the principles of need, risk, and responsivity, alongside static and dynamic risk factors. The case study uses examples of Bill, Jane, Jack and Jane to illustrate the application of these principles. The conclusion summarizes the effectiveness of these models in reducing re-offending rates and creating better living structures for offenders.

CASE STUDY
ANALYSIS

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
SECTION-A................................................................................................................................3
SECTION-B................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES ..............................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
In the following case study 2 prominent models known as risk-responsivity model &
good lives model are discussed. It has case scenario's through which elements of these models
are connected. These help in understanding a criminals psychology and the treatment of such
people. It later bifurcates into their proper elements and several risk factors one has to go through
to treat and help such offenders (Xiumei and et. al., 2017).
SECTION-A
The provided short essay includes the model theory of understanding offenders called as
the good lives model. This principle helps in understanding offenders for the fact of people who
have been recovering with the help of rehabilitation and holistic environment which involves
several risk factors appeared while treating such person. This theory helps people in gaining their
lives back on track and maintain proper case of mental state so that in future they never re-
offend. Such people are seen to do such offences due to some need in their lives and perform
such articulation of performing such criminal offences. As relevant to the call of matt this person
never in took drugs or got involved in any sort of addiction towards things they smuggled but
was doing such things to full fill his basic necessities in life. It was seen that even when he was
found guilty of smuggling and was sent behind bars, he was seen doing nothing and after some
inspections he was allowed parole and start a good life(Nair and et. al., 2017).
This type of model helps in providing strength mentally and physically to make the
offender first, never repeat crime and second, to create a different life for them where they have
an aim and a person to live with. It lets people explore their deep roots and find a path of
capabilities which will help them achieve a normal life with all attributes to complete their
lifestyle. The model completely refers to conditions of matt in the relevant case scenario of matt.
After crossing his whole offence charges without any issues within the prison, he settled down
with a girl named Ali because after getting developed with help of this method or principle.
In basic terms this model helps in reforming lives of people who are caught in the
moment of an illegal activity or are performing due to some life needs and basic requirement.
Like in case of matt he was not a having any addiction towards the things but he was only
workings to help and figure out money and since he was not that educated he could not have any
other reputed job. He was caught in the act and was imprisoned. He was inspected by police on

several occasions but he was never found caught doing things prohibited in jail and in fact he
was seen as an idol by other member because of his schedule(McCormick and et. al., 2017).
This model has a huge effect over mentality of people who go through such conditions.
They become very weak mentally and its very difficult fro them to face and live in the society
after end of their probation, because of his good behaviour he was granted parole and he was
stated that he will live with Ali.
Parole: in this element of law if any offender has performed and behaved well in outcomes of
law and has followed all rules and regulations they are allowed parole which is living with their
family or loved ones. Such people are given chances by legal system which will help them
recover and create a new life for them.
Recommendation: here, in this model it reflects to provide a better lifestyle to offenders which
were not originally either mentally or physically such offenders but due to some consequences
end up living behind bars. In case of matt it can be concluded that since he is allowed for being
in parole after two days he should get treatment through good lives model so that he can never
re-offend in his life again (Ince 2017).
SECTION-B
The provided short essay will revolve around the model of risk-responsivity. It was
primarily developed for treating criminals. Its a very influential pattern model which allows
treating any offender with keeping in mind the theories of developing personality and other
theories which help in understanding mind set of criminals(Fortune 2018). From years people
have added several new theories within it by constant change in society. Several some of these
theories or patterns were connected to the responsivity, need and risk involved in any scenarios.
The basic three things which this model follows is mentioned below:
 Need principle: Here the particular requirement of evaluating the crime towards the
sentence framing one is charged for.
 Risk principle: Here, all the criminogenic elements are discovered and accordingly the
methods to treat them are searched.
 Responsivity principle: Here, it states criminal is treated according to their behavioural
treatment and prepare them for learning new pattern of living, giving them motivation to
choose correct path after getting released(Brack 2017).

This model states that any person can become a good human being after a major offence if the
treatment given to him erases the idea from his brain to ever re-offend. Its main focus is to treat
criminogenic needs. Their are seven most prominent needs which have to be looked upon before
giving any treatment of an offender. Their are several elements to this theory which should be
made clear to understand basic concept of this model (Basanta, Fariñ and Arce 2018)
 Criminogenic needs: the first thing when such principle is studies is to find main cause of
crime. In simple words these are the behavioural trails or mood or basic characteristics
which influence such need. Such people have some tragic incident or problem which
leads them to become such offenders. It has two structural bifurcation known as static
and dynamic. The static terms cannot be changed or treated ever unless there is some
basic change neurotically within offender. For instance in the case of bill and jane, bill is
need to be having such basic nature from always he is always judging and making
sarcastic rude comments around the place. People have always been complaining about
him like at the time he refused to sit with a Muslim person in the same room which is
extremely racist and very rude in nature. Such people can never be treated and be
resolved in their heads.
 Risk factors: these can become or develop from any sort of tenancy, which arises from
either a situation which has led a very harsh impact on the mind of offender. Also some
sort of situation which need that person to rob or steal or do illegal offences to generate
money. Such situations create a risk problem in the head of the people and it becomes
very difficult to treat them and give them any treatment to sort out their problem. Later
on such people have a high change of re-offending and risk rates are more higher as
compared to normal offender. Another example to understand this is the case relevant of
Jack and Jane. In their Jane has a compulsive disorder of continuously attracting people
towards herself through her tactics she has. people have continuously tried to resolve
issues with her but her continues need of getting attention is making her do extremes
things which are not normal and fall under criminal offences. Such type of people have to
be very care full of and they should be given a different treatment to cure them.
Their are types of risks factors which are attached to this model and help in understanding the
mindset of criminals. Some of them are mentioned below:

 antisocial individual personality: in this case people are generally found to be very quite
or do not enjoy attention from people.
 Social support for doing criminal activities: such people use their friends or family or
people who are connected by some relation to perform a major crime & illegal activities. Substance abuse: here the offender generally takes the help of drugs or other types of
elements to become addict to perform any sexual offence or illegal fraud.
Recommendation: in this case of treating jack and jane one has to discover all the core issues
which have lead them to have certain mind set and behave very impractical. The model principle
of risk responsivity will explain the fact such offender should be treated like in case of jack he is
a static offender which means he can never be changed as his mind set has always been the same
always but in case of jane one can seek her fulfilment of getting attention and this will treat her
issue of doing offensive things to gain attention.
CONCLUSION
In case study of understanding main two models to treating offenders such as the good
lives model and the risk-need-responsivity model which helps in treating an =d creating a better
living structure for such offenders (Baglivio and et. al., 2017). It helps them recover from
repeating their crimes and also bifurcate individuals who have static and dynamic condition
which is either they can be treated or not.

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