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The Social Construction of the Child Sex Offender Explored by Narrative [PDF]
, 2005 The notion of "child sex offender" provokes aversion, but it may be that it is a social construction. We suggest that a Dominant narrative, in which child sex offenders are constructed as irredeemable, persists, despite the emergence of assumption ...
Gavin, Helen
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Residential Work with Sex Offenders - Places of Collusion and Segregation or Preparation for Resettlement and Reintegration [PDF]
, 2012 This chapter explores the work and interactions of both staff and residents within probation approved premises, placing this in the wider context of risk management and rehabilitation.
Reeves, Carla, Cowe, Francis
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The long term recidivism risk of young sexual offenders in England and Wales - enduring risk or redemption? [PDF]
, 2014 Purpose: To examine the long-term sexual recidivism risk of juvenile sex offenders in England and Wales, and to compare the risk to that of a first time sexual offense for non-convicted juveniles.
Francis, Brian, Hargreaves, Claire
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La ricerca e il gruppo esperienziale nell’ambito del progetto “www… parliamonepure.it” realizzato nel carcere di Castelvetrano (TP) [PDF]
Rivista di Criminologia, Vittimologia e Sicurezza, 2016 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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Sexes, 2021 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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An investigation on the validity of two self-report questionnaires on attitudes and perceptions towards sex offenders [PDF]
فصلنامه ابن سینا, 2021 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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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2021 It is well established that offenders’ routine activity locations (nodes) shape their crime locations, but research examining the geography of offenders’ routine activity spaces has to date largely been limited to a few core nodes such as homes and prior
Sophie Curtis-Ham +3 more
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The Journal for Undergraduate Ethnography, 2011 Offenders are a stigmatized group of individuals, making it difficult for society to proffer second chances so willingly. Furthermore, many women in relationships with offenders suffer the stigma that offenders themselves experience.
Caroline Womer
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Offense related characteristics and psychosexual development of juvenile sex offenders
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2009 Objective: This article reports on offense related characteristics and the psychosexual development in subgroups of juvenile sex offenders as measured by the Global Assessment Instrument for Juvenile Sex Offenders (GAIJSO).
van Wijk Anton PH +4 more
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Interventions for Learning Disabled Sex Offenders
Campbell Systematic Reviews, 2005 The aim of this Campbell systematic review is to assess the efficacy of interventions with learning disabled sex offenders. Sex offending is of increasing public concern with calls for longer terms of imprisonment and closer supervision of such offenders
Lorraine Ashman, Lorna Duggan
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