Offending Identities

ISBN-13: 9781843921158 / Angielski / Twarda / 2005 / 232 str.

Kirsty Hudson

Opis

Sex offenders' perspectives on their treatment and management.

Spis treści

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

O autorze

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.