Download or read book Perception of Sex Offenders and the Willingness to Allow Sex Offender Reintegration written by Deana E. Rogers and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Collateral Effects of the Media on Sex Offender Reintegration written by Gabriela Corabian and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Treatment of Sex Offenders written by D. Richard Laws and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-02-29 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This rigorous survey offers a comprehensive rethinking of the assessment and treatment of sexual offenders for a bold challenge to practitioners. It critiques what we understand about offenders and the mechanisms of offending behaviors, and examines how this knowledge can best be used to reduce offending and relapses. To this end, experts weigh the efficacy of common assessment methods and interventions, the value of prevention programs, and the validity of the DSM’s classifications of paraphilias. This strengths/weaknesses approach gives professional readers a guide to the current state as well as the future of research, practice, and policy affecting this complex and controversial field. Included in the coverage: Strengths of actuarial risk assessment. Risk formulation: the new frontier in risk assessment and management. Dynamic risk factors and offender rehabilitation: a comparison of the Good Lives Model and the Risk-Need-Responsivity Model. The best intentions: flaws in sexually violent predator laws. Desistance from crime: toward an integrated conceptualization for intervention. From a victim/offender duality to a public health perspective. A call to clear thought and accurate action, Treatment of Sex Offenders will generate discussion and interest among forensic psychologists, psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, and social workers.
Download or read book The Effect of Contact Type on Perceptions of Sex Offender Recidivism Risk written by Donald Walker Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Prior research has found that the general public perceives sex offenders negatively as a whole (Edwards & Hensley, 2001). These perceptions have enabled sex offender management policies that create ironic conditions for sex offender rehabilitation and reintegration (Hanson, & Harris, 2000). More recent research has found that when sex offenders are presented as subcategories the public has more varied, though still negative attitudes toward sex offenders (King & Roberts, 2015). Furthermore, a burgeoning area of research has developed around the differentiation of child sex offenders based on the contact that they have had with their victims: non-contact, contact-only, and mixed-contact. The present study examined the effect that contact type has on perceptions of recidivism for child sex offenders, and whether the presentation of statistical information would affect these perceptions. There was a significant differentiation of perceptions of recidivism across contact types. Participant sex had a significant effect such that women perceived sex offenders as more likely to recidivate than male participants. Moreover, presenting statistical information to participants significantly reduced their perceptions of recidivism; although these perceptions remained significantly higher than the empirical data for recidivism. These results have significant implications for outreach programs that may seek to better educate the public about sex offenders and the development of sex offender management policies with a more empirically-based approach.
Download or read book Sex Offender Treatment written by Edmond J Coleman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-23 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examine the major advances in sexual offender treatment over the last decade and promising new concepts in treatment, supervision, and research Sex Offender Treatment: Accomplishments, Challenges, and Future Directions points the way toward humane, dignified, effective treatment regimes for sexual offenders. In addition to providing an essential overview of the current state of sex offender treatment, this book examines vital areas of service provision and research and points to future directions for the field. On the medical/psychological front, this volume explores the importance of recognizing comorbid psychiatric factors in treatment and of exploring central nervous system function's role as a cause of sexually inappropriate behavior. In the legislative/justice arena it illustrates a Circles of Support proposal that mobilizes community resources to aid the adjustment of released offenders rather than branding them as dangerous to the community. And in the area of service provision, this book presents a treatment approach for residential programs that is inspired by research on childhood behavioral problems and special education. This book will increase your effectiveness with: a model of multisystemic treatment for juvenile sex offenders a restorative justice approach for reintegrating adult offenders into the community a study of the physical/mental correlates of organic brain dysfunction a case report on the use of a pharmaceutical treatment (leuprolide acetate) for pedophiles
Download or read book Sex Offender Treatment written by Edmond J Coleman and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-03-18 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important volume brings together findings in the psychological and medical treatment of sex offenders. It disseminates research from experts around the world in the field of sex offender treatment, making this knowledge available to researchers and clinicians everywhere. Professionals struggling to find effective methods for treating their patients will find Sex Offender Treatment a valuable tool for their daily work. Chapters in Sex Offender Treatment cover a variety of topics. Authors examine such areas as psychodynamic and psychiatric disorders associated with the sex offender, findings on pharmacologic interventions, treatment techniques and the public perception of sex offender treatment, and cautionary notes for those who provide therapy for sex offenders. Within these areas, some specific themes addressed include: types of personality disorders and implications for more effective treatment the effectiveness of antiandrogen treatment and the promising results of other pharmacotherapies techniques for developing insight in incest perpetrators a study of adult male incest offenders’perceptions of the treatment process an adolescent treatment program using a family communication approach hypotheses regarding sexual offenders and men who batter, using psychodynamic and feminist theory Full of practical strategies and useful information, Sex Offender Treatment is a book professionals will reach for again and again.
Download or read book Treating Sex Offenders written by Letitia C Pallone and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-01-21 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gain important new insights into religious personnel who molest children! Treating Sex Offenders: A Guide to Clinical Practice with Adults, Clerics, Children, and Adolescents, Second Edition updates the groundbreaking original with new material that integrates adolescent and adult sex offenders, emphasizing similarities and differences in personality type, behavior, and treatment. Author William Prendergast draws on four decades' experience in working in the diagnosis and treatment of habitual sex offenders to present a straightforward look at what makes them tick. This vital new edition includes appropriate additions and changes to treatment techniques, progress reports on case study subjects, reader feedback on the original book, and perhaps most important, new information on religious personnel who molest children. Treating Sex Offenders provides training in clear language for those working with sexual offenders and explanations in simple terms for those suffering as a result of their actions. The book parallels workshops and courses conducted by the author, detailing how to identify major characteristics and traits of offenders, different types of offenders, child and adolescent offenders, how to recognize warning signs of deviant behavior, and how to apply specific treatment techniques that really work. Individual aspects of the makeup and treatment of the compulsive adult and adolescent sex offender are addressed through factors, traits, treatment, and candid cases studies. Treating Sex Offenders addresses the most vital issues involving sexual pathology, including: inadequate personality theory sexual performance problems imprinting self-confrontation sex as the chosen deviation the five c's of sex offender treatment and much more! Treating Sex Offenders: A Guide to Clinical Practice with Adults, Clerics, Children, and Adolescents, Second Edition is an essential resource for psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, counselors, and those in the criminal justice field who deal with sex offenders on a daily basis. Family members involved in the lives of sex offenders and survivors of sexual abuse or assault will find the case studies enlightening in making sense of a tragic situation.
Download or read book Social Work with Sex Offenders written by Cowburn, Malcolm and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2016-04-27 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This topical book engages with a wide range of issues related to social work practice with people who have sexually offended. It addresses the emotional impacts of ‘facing the sex offender’, the importance of values and ethics in practice, and reviews popular and academic understandings of sex offenders and sex crimes. Its accessible style and use of practice based learning exercises will help readers to reflect on theory, practice and developing emotional resilience.
Download or read book Treating Sex Offenders written by Sarah Brown and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-07-04 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book aims to provide an introduction and overview of sex offender treatment programmes, designed for students and practitioners coming to this field. It seeks to describe the development, theoretical underpinnings, treatment goals and operation of cognitive-behavioural and other programmes to an audience unfamiliar with this form of rehabilitation. In addition, it aims to examine the effectiveness of these programmes and the difficulties associated with assessing this, the public response to treatment and also the effects on staff responsible for implementing them. The book is concerned particularly to assess the operation of sex offender treatment programmes in the UK context, considering also the issues associated with implementing programmes developed in other contexts, especially the USA and Canada. It will be of interest to practitioners, particularly those who are beginning work on sex offender treatment programmes, or others (such as health workers, social workers, probation officers) who come into contact with these programmes indirectly.
Download or read book Sex Offender Treatment written by Daniel T. Wilcox and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-12-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sex Offender Treatment is an innovative case study-based guide to the treatment of sexual offenders, offering direct access to the insights and experience of experts in the field. The book describes case formulations, assessment processes, and treatment undertaken with specific sexual offender types. Takes an innovative case study approach to sexual offender assessment and treatment, sharing practical insights and real-world experience in a challenging field Coverage is organized by key offender populations and includes bipolar offenders, child sexual abusers, Internet offenders, psychopathic offenders, personality disordered offenders and female offenders This distinctive approach aids trainee and novice workers to recognise key treatment issues, and plan and implement courses of therapeutic engagement and intervention to improve offender self-control Contributors include Bill Marshall, Leam Craig, Phil Rich, Bill Lindsay and Tony Ward
Download or read book Female Sexual Offenders written by Theresa A. Gannon and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-10-28 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring a collection of essays by leading experts, Female Sexual Offenders: Theory, Assessment and Treatment is the first book to bring together current research, clinical assessment, and treatment techniques of female sexual offenders into one accessible volume. Describes the most recent research data regarding female sexual offenders, covering such issues as female-perpetrated sexual abuse prevalence and juvenile offenders Includes an assessment of the risk of recidivism, international treatment initiatives, and a discussion on the use of the polygraph with female sexual offenders Features practitioner-focused essays which evaluate current assessment strategies, treatment needs, effectiveness, and processes for female sexual offenders
Download or read book Rethinking the Sex Offender Registry Relative to Parole and Recidivism written by Kathy E. Williams and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-05-30 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work was originally submitted in completion of a Master's of Science in Strategic Management with Indiana Wesleyan University. While our society demands and should expect protection from sexual offenses, those who have become part of that category need to have opportunity for successful reentry. Our current system is designed to support that balance but often works against the outcome. This work examines the registry through the eyes of Indiana's stipulations which are a reasonable standard of comparison to most other states. It also explores whether higher levels of parole violations for sex offenders falsely inflates recidivism statistics. Hopefully, the writing will give the reader consideration and inspiration to contact their legislators for needed changes in the system.
Download or read book Circles of Support and Accountability written by Giulia T. Lowe and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The importance of social support in the rehabilitation and reintegration of individuals convicted for sexual offences is undisputed; however, few community members are accepting of these individuals living in their communities, let alone having regular contact with them. Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) is a promising reintegration framework whereby community volunteers support individuals convicted for sexual offences to reintegrate safely into the community (R. J. Wilson & Prinzo, 2002). The current research utilised a mixed method approach to investigate volunteers’ motivation to join CoSA, their experiences of volunteering with CoSA, and the effect of the “sex offender” label on community attitudes and willingness to volunteer with CoSA. Part One of the current research included three studies that utilised in-depth semi-structure interviews. Study One (N = 18) investigated volunteers’ motivation to be involved with CoSA. Three key motivations were identified: (i) Restorative and Justice Based Motivation, (ii) Altruistic Motivation, and (iii) Faith Based Motivation. Study Two (N = 18) explored volunteers’ experiences of CoSA, including general experiences and how some volunteers coped with their core member being recalled or reoffending. Findings illustrated how volunteers balanced risk management with providing social support, questioned the place of religion in CoSA, and confronted stereotypes surrounding individuals who have sexually abused. In the event of a core member being recalled or reoffending, findings revealed both the volunteers’ commitment to CoSA and their core member, and the negative impact on volunteers. Study Three (N = 23) explored volunteers’ experiences of training and support, and their perceptions of what contributed to effective circle functioning. Findings highlighted a mixed response to the training and support received, and that identifying suitable core members and volunteers, clear communication, establishing boundaries between circle members, and the presence of an external circle coordinator contributed to effective circle functioning. Part Two of the current research comprised of one study, Study Four, that examined the effect of the “sex offender” label on attitudes and willingness to volunteer with people who have sexually offended, utilising a general community sample (N = 391). Study Four additionally investigated priming effects of labelling versus neutral language on participants own language use. Participants were randomly assigned to either a label condition or a neutral condition and completed an anonymous online survey. The labelling condition utilised labels (e.g., “sex offender”) while the control condition utilised neutral descriptors (e.g., “people who have committed crimes of a sexual nature”). Findings from this study showed that the use of the “sex offender” label was associated with more negative attitudes as measured by the Community Attitudes toward Sex Offenders scale (Church, Wakeman, Miller, Clements, & Sun, 2008), less willingness to volunteer with people who have sexually offended, and primed the voluntary use of labels. Together, findings from the present research advance our understanding of why some people choose to volunteer with a stigmatised population, and the everyday experiences of CoSA volunteers. Moreover, findings offer important insights into how we can promote attitudes that support safe reintegration practices. Preventing reoffending is a core community concern, therefore it is important to find ways of engaging with communities to promote a safe reintegration, and ultimately, desistance from offending.
Download or read book Sympathy for the Devil written by Angela Marie Schadt and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Images of the sex offender have changed drastically over time. Several decades ago, sex offenders were perceived as moral agents capable of distinguishing between right and wrong. As time progressed, the idea that sex offenders suffered from a medical condition that predisposed them to commit such crimes became a common belief among the general public. Sex offender laws have historically shifted according to the sentiments of the public. Currently the public tends to perceive sex offenders as being extremely dangerous and more likely to reoffend than other criminal groups. As a result, policymakers enacted laws that dramatically increased specialized control over sex offenders. Policymakers have been able to justify sex offender laws with opinion polls that demonstrated a hardening of attitudes toward criminals among Americans; however, policymakers tend to overlook the complexity of public opinion. Surveys that are typically used by legislators are traditionally broad in nature and fail to capture the complexity with which members of the public perceive criminal justice issues. In order to truly understand public sentiment, it is necessary to expose the underlying rationales and attitudinal orientations of respondents. Hence, the purpose of this study is to further explore sentiments concerning sex offenders by going beyond survey results in an attempt to determine if the fears of the public are based upon a realistic understanding of sex offenders. Specifically, the study focuses on the complexities and underlying logic of punitive and rehabilitative attitudes toward sex offenders.
Download or read book No Good Place written by Monica Jeanne Williams and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Responses to sex offenders often involve collective campaigns that target political and criminal justice systems rather than individual offenders. Scholars have described these community responses as part of a broader moral panic, but that interpretation generally overlooks differences in the form of responses across places. This dissertation uses data from case studies of three California towns to examine how local political and legal contexts contribute to variation in community responses to violent sex offenders. I argue that communities' orientations to authority shape how they respond to perceived injustices. I introduce my main arguments and overarching concepts in chapter one. Then, in chapter two, I explore why communities deploy moral authority in service of their collective goals. Moral authority is an endogenous source of community power, and moral claims emerge within formal institutional contexts that allow for and even encourage morally based arguments. Because these institutions limit the effectiveness of moral claims, communities sometimes turn to other mobilization strategies. Chapter three shows how an orientation to political authority as a source of entitlement contributed to one community rallying around political mobilization. I contrast this case with a second community in which an orientation to political authority as a source of alienation contributed to ambivalence toward political strategies. In chapter four, I argue that the third community's orientation to legal authority as a source of protection contributed to litigation as the centerpiece of their response. I compare this case to the second community in which legal authority was perceived as a source of control, which facilitated indifference toward legal mobilization. This research contributes to a new perspective on participation in moral panic as a contemporary form of civic engagement. By illuminating the social processes underlying the relationships between communities and formal institutions, my findings have implications for understanding community responses to crime, legal and political mobilization, collective action, and social control within communities. More practically, this research can inform discussions about how community members should be involved in decision-making about sex offender reintegration.
Download or read book The Wiley Blackwell Handbook of Legal and Ethical Aspects of Sex Offender Treatment and Management written by Karen Harrison and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2013-04-01 with total page 533 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This handbook combines the latest theory on a high-profile, complex subject in criminology, exploring the legal and ethical dimensions of society’s response to sex offenders in jurisdictions from the USA to Japan. The first publication to offer a detailed and wide-ranging analysis of legal and ethical issues relating to sex offender treatment and management Covers a range of related issues, from media coverage to equality duties Presents research from numerous national jurisdictions including the UK, USA, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Norway, Germany, Netherlands, Japan, and Israel Includes perspectives from respected leading academics and practitioners, including William Marshall, Tony Ward, Doug Boer, Daniel Wilcox, and Marnie Rice
Download or read book Moral Panics and Changing Sociolegal Responses Toward Stigmatized Outsiders written by Kristen Budd and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dominant groups in society create "outsiders," which serve the purpose of separating "us" from "them." The "outsiders" are highly stigmatized deviant groups from which dominant social groups protect themselves. The perceived threat from "outsiders," which is influenced by the media, affects the intensity of social responses to stigmatized groups. One illustration of "outsiders" is sex offenders. They present an empirical example of deviant and stigmatized outsiders. Guided by prior studies of moral panics and stigma, this research investigated responses to sex offenders and the social imposition of stigma. I used a mixed methods approach by analyzing a national, general public opinion survey, and conducted in-depth interviews with men and women in a Midwestern community. The survey findings contribute to the literature on the general public's opinion of sex offenders and sex offender specific laws. By analyzing how community members react to and perceive the threat of sex offenders, the findings illustrated the role of media in shaping perceptions of seriousness of sex crimes. The face-to-face, in-depth interviews with community members revealed that the perceptions of sex offender registration and residency restrictions are too generalized and discriminatory in nature. Interviews with members of a sex offender problem solving court team showed that existing laws provide information for the community. The court team members also claimed that laws impede once-incarcerated sex offenders' opportunities to succeed in making a transition back to their communities. Overall, the interviews illustrated the need to examine whether sex offender specific laws, as they are currently designed and implemented, are fair and in the best interest of public safety. This research provides evidence that law and policymakers could reevaluate sex offender registration and residency restriction laws to find a balance between protecting the community and successfully reintegrating sex offenders released from prison.
