Challenges in the Management of People Convicted of a Sexual Offence

Part of the Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society Book Series

Editors: Uzieblo, Kasia; Smid, Wineke J.; McCartan, Kieran

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-80212-7

ISBN: 978-3-030-80211-0

Publisher: Springer International Publishing - Springer Journals

Jan 1, 2022

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Prison Climate and Rehabilitating Men with Sexual Convictions

Blagden, Nicholas

Pages: 173 –189

[There is robust evidence for the treatment targets and risk factors that need to be addressed if intervention with men with sexual convictions is to be successful. However, there is much less research and attention examining the context or situation of that treatment. This is important as...
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They Need Somebody, and Not Just Anybody: Help-Seeking Behaviour in Minor-Attracted Persons

Uzieblo, Kasia; De Boeck, Minne

Pages: 191 –206

[Help-seeking behaviour in minor-attracted persons (MAP) has received only little attention in the literature and in practice. Recent research however shows that numerous offending and non-offending MAP experience the need to seek help, and a subgroup dares to seek help from formal and informal...
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How to Thrive as a Provider of Treatment to Those Convicted of Sex Offences

Clarke, Joanna

Pages: 207 –224

[Providing effective organisational support to staff working therapeutically with those convicted of sexual offences is a complex business. It still seems to be the case that little attention is given to the emotional and psychological needs of staff, and what is in place tends to be reactive...
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Expanding Interventions to Integrate Men Who Have Sexually Offended Back into the Community: Circles of Support and Accountability in Europe

McCartan, Kieran; Höing, Mechtild; Taylor, Riana

Pages: 227 –242

[The way that we prevent as well as respond to sexual offending is at a crossroads as we are starting to talk in a new language, with a blended health and justice framework, but we are grounded in a punitive system. Where do we go from this point? How do we develop effective, evidence-based...
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Desistance Narratives in Men Who Have Committed Sexual Offences

de Kruijff, Lucile; Blokland, Arjan

Pages: 243 –260

[This chapter deals with the ways in which men convicted of sexual offences narrate their desistance, how this narrative is linked to temporal perceptions of the self and the role these self-perceptions play in agentic action. We highlight the difficulties faced by these men, in terms of limited...
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Moving Forward in Offender-Oriented Prevention: The Stop It Now! Prevention Project from an International Perspective

De Boeck, Minne; Coleman, Jenny; Van Dijk, Jill; Findlater, Donald

Pages: 261 –281

[The large numbers of victims and the extensive harmful effects of child sexual abuse (CSA) necessitate dedicated attention towards prevention efforts. Since such abuse harms all layers of society, its prevention needs to be approached as a public health problem. Smallbone et al. (Preventing...
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The Relevance of Professional Organisations in the Prevention and Treatment of Sexual Violence

Vos, Marije Keulen-de; Uzieblo, Kasia; De Boeck, Minne; Brown, Sarah; Xella, Carla Maria

Pages: 285 –297

[Sexual abuse takes place in several forms, and is a serious public health problem that requires a multidisciplinary approach. Sharing evidence-based or best practices among stakeholders is of crucial importance. Professional organisations can facilitate this. In this chapter, we introduce three...
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Translating the Sexual Abuse Evidence Base into Effective Policy and Practice

McCartan, Kieran

Pages: 299 –314

[The development of policy, especially criminal justice policy, is often fraught and divisive with a plethora of short-term solutions to long-term problems. This chapter is going to discuss the challenges of policymaking in the arena of sexual offending, suggesting that currently we “think fast...

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