International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology 2015, Vol. 59(12) 1263–1266 © The Author(s) 2015 Reprints and permissions: sagepub.com/journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/0306624X15608829 ijo.sagepub.com Guest Editorial From Criminogenic Risk to Rehabilitation: Is There a Need for a Culturally Sensitive Approach? An important analytical framework in research on non-specific (i.e., common) factors that may contribute to successful prevention and treatment of delinquency is the risk- need-responsivity (RNR) model (Andrews et al., 1990). The risk principle states that the intensity of treatment should match the risk of (re)committing a criminal offense, the need principle states that dynamic (i.e., changeable) criminogenic risk factors should be assessed by agencies and targeted in treatment, and the responsivity princi- ple states that treatment (cognitive-behavioral) should be fine-tailored to the learning style, motivation, abilities, and strengths of the (potential) offender (Andrews & Bonta, 2006). Andrews and Bonta (2010) provided empirical evidence showing that interventions that adhere to the RNR model can substantially reduce criminal offense recidivism. The present issue of the International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology (IJOTCC) presents a number of articles that provide the RNR model with further empirical content, as they focus on the identification and assessment of cultur- ally specific criminogenic risk factors, including risks for unsuccessful rehabilitation after detention, and the effectiveness of a culturally specific treatment program for sex offenders, which particularly deals with the responsivity principle, that is, adjusting treatment to specific characteristics of Inuit sex offenders. Applying the responsivity principle would suggest that both the assessment of culturally specific risk factors and the prospect of targeting these factors in culturally specific treatment programs may contribute to the effectiveness of judicial interventions (Van der Put, Stams, Deković, Hoeve, & Van der Laan, 2013). Tzoumakis, Lussier, and Corrado examined intergenerational transmission of anti- social behavior through parenting practices in mothers of preschoolers. They found that maternal delinquency was associated with both adverse parenting practices (e.g., inconsistent discipline) and children’s physical aggression. Interestingly, mothers showing negative parenting practices also showed positive parenting behaviors, pro- viding the opportunity to focus on existing parenting skills in treatment targeting Corresponding Author: Geert Jan J. M. Stams, Research Institute of Child Development and Education, University of Amsterdam, Nieuwe Achtergracht 127, Room D9.21, Postbox 15780, 1001 NG Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Email: g.j.j.m.stams@uva.nl 608829IJO XX X 10.1177/0306624X15608829International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative CriminologyStams research-article 2015