Abstract

Research in juvenile and criminal justice concerning how to assess and target interventions to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults is insufficient. With the proliferation of the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model (RNR), risk/need assessment tools have become evidence-based practice providing guidance to determining risk, identifying need, and the importance of targeting interventions to advance prosocial behavior. Critics have noted that during implementation of the RNR Model, the focus is too often on the risk principle at the expense of the need and responsivity principles. This study provides evidence from an intensive case study, and process evaluation of the Lambert House: LGBTQ+ Youth Community Center, that responsivity needs to be prominent when serving LGBTQ+ youth and young adults. Based on an analysis of 60 semi-structured interviews with program participants, staff, and community advocates, we argue that risk/need assessment tools driven by the RNR model be inclusive and responsive to LGBTQ+ youth and young adults.

摘要

关于如何评估和针对 LGBTQ+ 青年和青年的干预措施的少年和刑事司法研究是不够的。随着风险-需求-响应模型(RNR) 的普及，风险/需求评估工具已成为循证实践，为确定风险、识别需求以及针对性干预以促进亲社会行为的重要性提供指导。批评者指出，在RNR 模型的实施过程中，过于关注风险原则，而忽视了需求和响应原则。这项研究提供了来自密集案例研究的证据，以及对兰伯特之家的过程评估：LGBTQ+ 青年社区中心，在为 LGBTQ+ 青少年和年轻人服务时，这种责任感需要突出。基于对项目参与者、工作人员和社区倡导者的 60 次半结构化访谈的分析，我们认为由 RNR 模型驱动的风险/需求评估工具对 LGBTQ+ 青年和青年具有包容性和响应性。