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National Ranking
252

Overview

Paul Gendreau is affiliated with the University of New Brunswick in Canada. Their research activity spans multiple disciplines, including medicine, psychology, and social sciences, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to their academic work.

Their contributions cover subfields such as clinical psychology, sociology and political science, epidemiology, and family practice. This broad spectrum indicates engagement with both the clinical and social aspects of health and human behavior.

Gendreau's main topics of research include:

  • Psychopathy, forensic psychiatry, and sexual offending
  • Traumatic brain injury research
  • Clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills
  • Crime patterns and interventions
  • Criminal justice and corrections analysis

The scientist has a record of published articles appearing in various academic journals. Key recent papers include:

  • "Revisiting the Walpole Prison Solitary Confinement Study (WPSCS): A content analysis of the studies citing Grassian (1983)" (2020), published in Psychology Public Policy and Law
  • "Book Review: Criminality in context: The psychological foundations of criminal justice reform" (2021), published in Criminal Justice and Behavior
  • "A commentary on Duan et al.: RNR's luster remains" (2024), published in Journal of Experimental Criminology

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Gendreau include:

  • Ryan M. Labrecque
  • Robert D. Morgan
  • Megan M. King
  • J. V. Bonta
  • Claire Goggin

Their publishing venues show a focus on criminology, psychology, and related public policy topics, with notable publication outlets being Psychology Public Policy and Law, Journal of Experimental Criminology, and Criminal Justice and Behavior.

Best Publications

  • DOES CORRECTIONAL TREATMENT WORK? A CLINICALLY RELEVANT AND PSYCHOLOGICALLY INFORMED META-ANALYSIS *

    D.A. Andrews;Ivan Zinger;Robert D. Hoge;James Bonta

  • A META‐ANALYSIS OF THE PREDICTORS OF ADULT OFFENDER RECIDIVISM: WHAT WORKS!*

    Paul Gendreau;Tracy Little;Claire Goggin

  • THE PREDICTION OF VIOLENCE IN ADULT OFFENDERS A Meta-Analytic Comparison of Instruments and Methods of Assessment

    Mary Ann Campbell;Sheila French;Paul Gendreau

  • Revivification of rehabilitation: Evidence from the 1980s

    Paul Gendreau;Robert R. Ross

  • Predicting Prison Misconducts

    Paul Gendreau;Claire E. Goggin;Moira A. Law

  • Is the PCL-R Really the “Unparalleled” Measure of Offender Risk?: A Lesson in Knowledge Cumulation

    Paul Gendreau;Claire E. Goggin;Peter Smith

  • Effective Correctional Treatment: Bibliotherapy for Cynics:

    Paul Gendreau;Bob Ross

  • Tertiary prevention: What the meta-analyses of the offender treatment literature tell us about "what works."

    Paul Gendreau;D.A. Andrews

  • The principles of effective intervention with offenders.

    Paul Gendreau

  • Offender Rehabilitation: What We Know and What Needs to Be Done

    Paul Gendreau

  • Reducing Prison Misconducts: What Works!

    Sheila A. French;Paul Gendreau

  • From Nothing Works to What Works: Changing Professional Ideology in the 21st Century:

    Francis T. Cullen;Paul Gendreau

  • Reexamining the cruel and unusual punishment of prison life

    James Bonta;James Bonta;James Bonta;Paul Gendreau

  • Validating the Principles of Effective Intervention: A Systematic Review of the Contributions of Meta-Analysis in the Field of Corrections

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  • Effective correctional treatment

    Robert R. Ross;Paul Gendreau

  • An Intensive Supervision Program That Worked: Service Delivery, Professional Orientation, and Organizational Supportiveness:

    Mario A. Paparozzi;Paul Gendreau

  • The Forgotten Issue in Effective Correctional Treatment: Program Implementation

    Paul Gendreau;Claire Goggin;Paula Smith

  • The criminal profiling illusion:what's behind the smoke and mirrors?

    Brent Snook;Richard M. Cullen;Craig Bennell;Paul J. Taylor

  • Taking Stock of Criminal Profiling A Narrative Review and Meta-Analysis

    Brent Snook;Joseph Eastwood;Paul Gendreau;Claire Goggin

  • The Theory of Effective Correctional Intervention: Empirical Status and Future Directions.

    Paul Gendreau;Paula Smith;Sheila A. French

  • Intensive rehabilitation supervision: The next generation in community corrections?

    Paul Gendreau;Francis T. Cullen;James Bonta

Frequent Co-Authors

Francis T. Cullen
Francis T. Cullen University of Cincinnati
James Bonta
James Bonta Public Safety Canada
John Paul Wright
John Paul Wright University of Cincinnati

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