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Is the Good Lives Model of offender treatment relevant to sex offenders with a learning disability?
- Author:
- AUST Sarah
- Journal article citation:
- Journal of Learning Disabilities and Offending Behaviour, 1(3), October 2010, pp.33-39.
- Publisher:
- Emerald
The Good Lives Model is a treatment model that was developed for use with mainstream offenders in prison, it aims to reduce the risk of re-offending and to help offenders to have a more fulfilling life. This article explores the use of the Good Lives Model and its relevance to people with a learning disability and forensic needs. The article presents the rationale for using the model; arguing that it has the potential to address the complexities of meeting both the person-centred agenda in learning disabilities services and the public protection agenda in relation to the management of mentally disordered offenders, including those detained under the Mental Health Act (2007). The model is compared with other treatment models, such as the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model (RNR). The paper briefly explores how the model may be practically applied in a service for people with learning disabilities who have committed, or who are at risk of committing, sexual offences.