Risk, Needs, and Responsivity Principles 

Registration/check-in: Begins at 9:00 AM CST.

Workshop Payment: Registration fee is $15.00.  This includes workshop materials, Continuing Education Units, and continental breakfast.  Lunch is on your own.

We now accept credit card payments.  The payment link below will also be included in your registration confirmation email.  If your organization only provides check payments, please contact me.  

Payment link: http://tinyurl.com/RNRWorkshop

Parking: Please park at Paulina/Taylor Parking structure (PTPS) located at 915 South Paulina Street. Parking price range $12-$15. There is also street meter parking, but is limited. Please do not park at the Jewel Parking lot located across from our building as your car may be towed.

About the Workshop: This training explores the main principles and definitions used in the Risk, Needs, Responsivity (RNR) model. It also provides a framework for the application of RNR along the criminal justice continuum as follows: 

1. The risk principle states that the level of service should match an offender’s risk of reoffending.  

2. The need principle states that corrections agencies should assess an offender’s dynamic criminal risk factors, often called criminogenic needs, and focus treatment on those.  

3. The responsivity principle essentially entails providing the right treatment at the right level.

Additionally the training will introduce the participants to the RNR Simulation Tool which is designed to assist justice agencies in determining what forms of programming will be most effective in reducing recidivism and improving offender outcomes within their population. The tool is also designed to guide resource allocation and help criminal justice agencies identify service provision gaps. It is made up of three linkable portals that provide decision-support at the offender, program, and system level: assess an Individual; the RNR Program Tool; and Assess Jurisdiction's Capacity. Used together, these tools can have a significant impact on recidivism at a system level.

Workshop Trainer: Phillip Barbour Master Trainer, The Center for Health and Justice at TASC. Short bio.

This project, funded by the Bureau of Justice Assistance, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Public Welfare Foundation.  No federal funds will be used to purchase meals.