Systematic review of ‘Good Lives’ assumptions and interventions

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Mallion, J. S., Wood, J. L. and Mallion, A. (2020). Systematic review of ‘Good Lives’ assumptions and interventions. Aggression and Violent Behavior. 55, p. 101510. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2020.101510

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Authors	Mallion, J. S., Wood, J. L. and Mallion, A.
Abstract	The Good Lives Model (GLM) is an increasingly popular framework of offender rehabilitation used internationally for a variety of offending typologies. However, opponents have suggested the GLM is an ideological and intuition-based model, rather than an empirically supported framework. The current article systematically reviews the literature pertaining to two aspects of the GLM. Firstly, the GLM assumptions (primary goods, obstacles, and pathways to offending), and, secondly, outcomes of GLM-consistent interventions (recidivism, pre-post treatment change, and service user perspectives). Electronic and hand searches were conducted and completed in August, 2019; N = 17 studies met the inclusion criteria, with n = 12 examining the GLM’s assumptions, and n = 5 assessing outcomes of GLM-consistent interventions. Findings were mixed regarding the GLM assumptions, although this may be due to differences in measurements used to assess primary goods across studies. However, GLM-consistent interventions were found to be at least as effective as standard relapse prevention programs, whilst enhancing participants’ motivation to change and engagement in treatment. To fully establish the GLM as an empirically supported model, more high quality, rigorous evaluations of both the GLM assumptions and outcomes of GLM-consistent interventions is needed.
Keywords	Good Lives Model; Offending; Primary goods; Interventions
Year	2020
Journal	Aggression and Violent Behavior
Journal citation	55, p. 101510
Publisher	Elsevier
ISSN	1359-1789
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.avb.2020.101510
Funder/Client	Economic and Social Research Council
Online	16 Oct 2020
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Accepted	24 Sep 2020
Deposited	24 Oct 2020
Accepted author manuscript	Mallion, Wood, Mallion 2020 Accepted version.docx License CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 File Access Level Open
License	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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