#40 — Prof Devon Polaschek on Treating High-Risk Violent Offenders
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In this episode of Better Thinking, Nesh Nikolic speaks with Professor Devon Polaschek about research and treatment of high-risk violent offenders in prisons and on parole.
Devon Polaschek is a forensic clinical psychologist, professor of psychology, and Joint Director of the New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science at the University of Waikato. She studies high-risk violent offenders in prisons and on parole and has done research that found intensive psychological treatment and early release on parole was more effective at reducing reoffending among high-risk prisoners than serving out full prison sentences.
In the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours, Polaschek was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to criminal psychology.
Links:
University of Waikato profile
New Zealand Institute for Security and Crime Science
Photo: Kevin Stent, Fairfax NZ (https://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/comment/editorials/70337298/editorial-case-strong-for-more-use-of-parole)
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