Chris Wilson, Terry Philpot, Stephen Hanvey

A Community-Based Approach to the Reduction of Sexual Reoffending

Circles of Support and Accountability

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A Circle of Support and Accountability is a group of trained volunteers who meet on a regular basis with a high risk sex offender living in their community. This pioneering approach, based on restorative justice principles, holds the offender accountable and provides them with care and support to prevent reoffending.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 192
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. August 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 150mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 295g
• ISBN-13: 9781849051989
• ISBN-10: 1849051984
• Artikelnr.: 33315361

Autorenporträt

Chris Wilson is National Development Manager of Circles UK. He was instrumental in adapting the Canadian Circles model to a British context, and is also a qualified social worker. Circles UK won the Social Care and Welfare category at the Charity Awards 2011.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgements. Introduction. 1. The Beginning of the Circle: A History
of Circles of Support and Accountability. 2. A Man Like Others? What We
Know About Sex Offenders. 3. Managing the Problem: Working with People
Convicted of Sexual Offences. 4. Within the Circle: The Realities of
Practice. 5. The Men's Stories and the Volunteers' Stories. 6. But Does it
Work? Evaluation and Evidence. 7. Publish and Damn: The Media and Sex
Offending. Endnotes. References. About the Authors. Subject Index. Author
Index.