The reduction of dynamic risk is typically considered the key mechanism by which rehabilitation of people in prison occurs. However, there is insufficient evidence to confidently assert that change in dynamic risk over the course of a custodial sentence is reliably associated with reduced re-offending post-release. This narrative review identifies the need to develop new approaches to conceptualizing rehabilitative progress, proposing three proximal indicators of change that have the potential to be measured in prison settings. The arguments are conceptual and require empirical validation if reliable methods of assessing change across the course of a sentence are to be implemented. Nonetheless the assessment of rehabilitative change is identified as a key concern for correctional administrations around the world if they are to demonstrate the rehabilitative impact of their services and programs and optimize release decision-making and reintegration planning.

动态风险的降低通常被认为是监狱人员康复的关键机制。然而，没有足够的证据可以自信地断言，在监禁期间动态风险的变化与释放后再次犯罪的减少可靠相关。这篇叙述性审查确定了开发新方法来概念化康复进展的必要性，提出了三个有可能在监狱环境中衡量的变化的近端指标。这些论点是概念性的，如果要实施评估整个句子过程中变化的可靠方法，则需要经验验证。