Kirsty Hudson

Offending Identities (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines sex offenders' perspectives of the way they are treated and managed. It is based around in-depth interviews with 32 convicted male sex offenders, providing a remarkable insight into offenders' perceptions of initiatives designed to both treat and control their risk of future offending. It then goes on to evaluate the effectiveness of such schemes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 232
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134040674
• Artikelnr.: 41218505

Autorenporträt

Kirsty Hudson is a Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at Cardiff University. Her research interests include sexual offending and sex offenders, violence against women, and resettlement policy and practice.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: Setting the Scene 1. Managing the 'sex offender' 2.
Treating the 'sex offender' Part 2: The social construction of the sex
offender - impact on identity 3. Responding to stigma 4. The negotiation of
identities Part 3: The social construction of the sex offender - impact on
treatment 5. Motivation to change and treatment attendance 6. Honesty and
conformity in a group setting 7. Denial, identity and 'what works' Part 4:
The social construction of the sex offender - impact on risk 8. Managing
future risk 9. Conclusions