Measuring public perceptions of sex offenders: reimagining the Community Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders (CATSO) scale [PDF]
The Community Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders (CATSO) scale is an 18-item self-report questionnaire designed to measure respondents’ attitudes toward sex offenders.
Craig A. Harper +8 more
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Volunteering with sex offenders: the attitudes of volunteers toward sex offenders, their treatment and rehabilitation [PDF]
The general public has been shown to hold negative attitudes toward sexual offenders (Levenson, Brannon, Fortney, & Baker, 2007; Willis et al., 2010), sex offender treatment (e.g.
Kerr, N., Tully, R., Völlm, Birgit
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The role of moral disengagement and cognitive distortions toward children among sex offenders. [PDF]
This study investigated the individual and social characteristics, moral disengagement strategies and cognitive distortions toward children among 120 sex offenders in Italian jails. A semistructured interview was administered to collect data about family,
D'Urso G +4 more
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Moral Disengagement Strategies in Sex Offenders. [PDF]
Petruccelli I +5 more
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Factors Impacting upon Attitudes Toward Sex Offenders: The Role of Conservatism and Knowledge. [PDF]
Rosselli MK, Jeglic EL.
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Protecting the Vulnerable? Assessing the Constitutionality of the National Register For Sex Offenders In Respect Of Juvenile Sex Offenders – S V IJ 2013 2 SACR 599 (WCC) and J V National Director of Public Prosecutions 2014 ZACC 13 [PDF]
This contribution deals with the recent judgments pronouncing on the entering of the particulars of child sex offenders into the register for sex offenders as enunciated in Chapter 6 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act
Philip Stevens
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The Content Analysis of Rorschach in Attesting the Sex Offenders
The Rorschach test is one of the psychological tests widely used in various assessment settings, including in studies related to sexual offenses. However, such research is scarce, although the level of sexual violence in Indonesia increases yearly ...
Lathifah Hanum +4 more
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Sexual violence is a public health problem that affects not just the victim, but the offender and the surrounding communities. Research shows that public perceptions regarding the perpetrators of such offenses are of critical importance since citizens ...
Carmen M. Leon, Chiara Rollero
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La ricerca e il gruppo esperienziale nell’ambito del progetto “www… parliamonepure.it” realizzato nel carcere di Castelvetrano (TP) [PDF]
In Italy, there has been little discussion about sex offenders. In fact, public and social actors’ attention has focused more on the victims of sex crimes rather than on criminals, so little importance is given to resocialization programs for paedophiles
Angela Adragna
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An investigation on the validity of two self-report questionnaires on attitudes and perceptions towards sex offenders [PDF]
Background and aims: Sex offenders cause many problems at the individual and social level. The availability of appropriate assessment tools is one of the most important necessities for identifying and designing effective interventions and programs for ...
Maryam Bakhtiari +3 more
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