Pro-Social Modelling

Trotter, Chris

doi:10.1177/206622030900100206

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“…Mirroring prosocial modeling could help to develop a positive, beneficial, and trusting relationship between the client and the worker; increase the client's motivation toward change; increase the client's engagement in the therapy process; provide a concrete direction for change; and help to reduce recidivism (Bonta et al, 2009;Trotter, 2009). In particular, acting with optimism and hope toward individuals' prospects may increase the individuals' belief in themselves and resilience in the face of challenge, and thus increase their ability to change (Cherry, 2005).…”

Section: The Approach To Offenders and Core Aims For Growthmentioning

confidence: 98%

Positive Criminology in Practice

Ronel

Segev

2013

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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The discourse regarding offender rehabilitation has been criticized by various scholars who have claimed that reducing negative causes and managing risk will not automatically prompt positive human development and elements that are associated with desistance. Positive criminology is an innovative concept that challenges the common preoccupation with negative elements, by placing emphasis on human encounters and forces of inclusion that are experienced positively by target individuals and that can promote crime desistance. However, as the concept is relatively new, there are still no guiding principles for the practice of positive criminology that could direct research and the criminal justice system. This article attempts to fill that gap by providing principles that could be practiced by criminal justice personnel and examples of different interventions that reflect positive criminology. The article also provides ideological explanations for adopting the concept of positive criminology in practice.

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Section: The Approach To Offenders and Core Aims For Growthmentioning

confidence: 98%

Positive Criminology in Practice

Ronel

Segev

2013

Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol

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“…In recent years, the pro-social modeling approach has been widely acclaimed as an appropriate operational model for probation officers or others working with involuntary clients (Trotter, 2009). It emphasizes pro-social values and behaviors in the interactions probation officers have with supervisees.…”

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Juvenile offenders' perceptions of probation officers as social workers in Hong Kong

Chui

Chan

2013

Journal of Social Work

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There is virtually no information available on how juvenile offenders perceive the role of Hong Kong probation officers as social workers. This study explores 113 male juvenile probationers' perceptions of their probation officers and the probation service. Drawing from the existing literature, scales are developed to measure both domains.Findings: These juvenile probationers generally perceived their probation officer as relatively authoritarian or punitive. Interestingly, juveniles supervised by females perceived officers to be more authoritarian or punitive than those supervised by males. Using exploratory factor analyses, two scales, Perceptions of the Assigned Probation Officer (PAPO) and Perceptions of the Job Nature of Probation Officers (PJNPO) are developed. An ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis shows that probation officers are perceived to be more authoritarian or punitive by older juveniles and those supervised by females.Applications: These juvenile probationers' perceptions are generally inconsistent with the operational objectives of the Hong Kong probation system, whereby probation officers are expected to be rehabilitative agents who facilitate community reintegration. Continuing civic education for young people, with an emphasis on providing accurate information about the probation system and the role of officers, would be desirable. Probation officers may also consider adopting the pro-social modeling approach that emphasizes pro-social values and behaviors in their interaction with probationers. Most importantly, a genuine working relationship between probation officers and Downloaded from probationers should be established. The supervision plan should be tailored to individuals' needs and capabilities, with a mutually-agreed outcome of crime desistance.

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“…Intervention would suggest unlearning poor behavior and learning new, more prosocial and useful skills. Cognitive-behavioral theory has been developed into some well-used helping programs, such as prosocial modeling and the straight thinking program, both of which are widely used in prison rehabilitation and in some social services in Australasia, the United Kingdom, and North America (Trotter 2009). Mindfulness and cognitivebehavioral therapy, focused on the individual, seek to empower clients to decide goals and tasks for change, which may include attitudes or behaviors that they want to either reduce or increase, in order to enhance their well-being (Dobson and Dobson 2009;Follette, Palm, and Pearson 2006).…”

Section: Cognitive-behavioral Theorymentioning

confidence: 99%

Social Work for Sociologists

Heugten¹,

Gibbs²

2015

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Pro-Social Modelling

Cited by 29 publications

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Positive Criminology in Practice

Positive Criminology in Practice

Juvenile offenders' perceptions of probation officers as social workers in Hong Kong

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