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12 Eur. J. Probation 1 (2020)

handle is hein.journals/eurjp12 and id is 1 raw text is: Original Article E J European Journal of Probation 2020, Vol. 12(1) 1-16 Enabling change: An @The Author(s) 2019 Article reuse guidelines: assess e nt tool for adult sagepubcom/journals-permissions DOI: 10.1177/2066220319883555 offenders that operationalises journalssagepub com/home/ejp risk needs responsivity and OGE desistance principles Rachel Horan The Averment Group Ltd, UK Kevin Wong Kirstine Szifris Manchester Metropolitan University, UK Abstract This article examines the extent to which the risk needs responsivity (RNR) model and desistance principles have been integrated and operationalised in the development of the Enablers of Change assessment and sentence planning tool developed by a Community Rehabilitation Company provider in England. We consider the constructs that underpin the tool, identifying points of departure and similarity between RNR principles (Andrews and Bonta, 2007), the 'good lives' model (Ward and Maruna, 2007) and desistance principles (McNeil and Weaver, 2010) and their integration. We examine how these constructs have been operationalised in the tool, which aims to assess needs, strengths, protective factors and contribute to risk assessment. Given the tool's innovation, this article is of international significance and will make an original contribution to the evidence base on operationalising desistance in the management of people with convictions in England and Wales and other jurisdictions. Keywords Enablers of change assessment and sentence planning tool, desistance, integration, offender assessment, operationalise, risk needs responsivity model Corresponding author: Rachel Horan, c/o Policy Evaluation and Research Unit, Department of Sociology, Manchester Metropolitan University, Department of Sociology and Criminology, Geoffrey Manton Building, Rosamund Street West, Manchester MI5 6HB, UK. Email: rachel@horanhome.com