Practice frameworks are a unique type of theory that bridges the gap between abstract explanatory theories, normative assumptions, and treatment theories. In the forensic and correctional fields, practice frameworks are not intended to replace treatment or explanatory theories, they offer something unique. They offer program designers a tool for constructing and delivering a range of interventions to individuals who have committed crimes and constitute an epistemic hub of a kind into which relevant features of explanatory and treatment theories can be “plugged” into. In this paper, we first describe practice theories in detail, outlining their three - level structure and suggest how best to evaluate them. Next, we provide two examples of practice frameworks, restorative justice and the good lives model. Finally, we discuss some of the major research and clinical implications of our analysis of this new type of theory.

实践框架是一种独特的理论类型，它弥合了抽象解释理论，规范假设和治疗理论之间的鸿沟。在法医和教养领域，实践框架并非旨在取代治疗或解释性理论，而是提供了独特的东西。它们为程序设计人员提供了一种工具，用于为犯下罪行并构成认知枢纽的个人构建和提供一系列干预措施，可以将解释性理论和治疗理论的相关特征插入其中。在本文中，我们首先详细描述实践理论，概述其三级结构并提出最佳评估方法。接下来，我们提供两个实践框架示例，即恢复性司法和美好生活模型。最后，