Improving Rehabilitative Practices by Reconceptualizing the Risk, Need, and Responsivity Principles for Women

WICC2025 Presentation by Dr Emily Salisbury PhD (WICC2025-PID116)

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Dr Emily Salisbury

Associate Professor/Director, University of Utah, USA

Emily Salisbury, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and the Director of the Utah Criminal Justice Center at the University of Utah College of Social Work. She is trained as an applied criminologist and focuses her research on correctional policy, risk/needs assessment, and treatment intervention strategies, with a particular focus on system-involved women, gender-responsive practices, and trauma-responsive care. Her research publications have appeared in several top academic journals and edited volumes. As a result of her scholarship on behalf of women, she was awarded the Marguerite Q. Warren and Ted B. Palmer Differential Intervention Award from the American Society of Criminology Division on Corrections and Sentencing, as well as the University of Utah Presidential Societal Impact Scholar Award. Dr. Salisbury is a co-creator and Research Director of the Women’s Risk Needs Assessment (WRNA) instruments that were specifically designed to focus on the risk, needs, and strengths of system-involved women. The WRNA has been implemented in over 100 international and domestic jurisdictions. For five years, she also served as Editor-in-Chief of Criminal Justice and Behavior, a top research and policy journal focused on correctional rehabilitation. Lastly, Dr. Salisbury is co-author of the book, Correctional Counseling and Rehabilitation, currently in its 10th edition.

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