Desistance from sexual offending : the role of circles of support and accountability /: the role of circles of support and accountability. (2021)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Kelly Richards.
• Authors: (Lecturer in criminology), Richards, Kelly
• Contents: Introduction Prevalence and criminal justice response to child sexual abuse Stigmatisation of people convicted of sexual offences The emergence of Circles of Support and Accountability Outline of the book Chapter 1. Situating Circles of Support and Accountability How do CoSA work? Who volunteers in CoSA? Do CoSA work? Chapter 2. Theorising Circles of Support and Accountability Existing theorisations of CoSA The Risk, Needs, Responsivity model, the Good Lives Model, and CoSA CoSA as restorative justice CoSA as reintegrative shaming Understanding desistance Theorising desistance CoSA as desistance-promotion Conclusion Chapter 3. Researching Circles of Support and Accountability Methodological approach Participant sampling and recruitment Data collection The participants Making sense of the data Ethical considerations What was it like? Conclusion Chapter 4. A shot at redemption: Circles of Support and Accountability, desistance and redemption scripts Redemption and condemnation scripts Desistance and people who have sexually offended Alan’s story Establishing a true, good self Identifying a "bad It" Incorporating a sense of "tragic optimism" Developing a sense of optimistic control and self-efficacy Conclusion Chapter 5. Circles of Support and Accountability, the 110-percenters, and witnesses to identity transformation Todd’s story The 110-percenters Surpassing other core members’ desistance efforts Ratting out other core members The Judge Judy effect: Adopting hyper-conservative criminal justice values If desistance occurs in the woods and there is no one there to see it… Adam’s story Conclusion Chapter 6. Giving back from a hopeless place: Circles of Support and Accountability and generativity Rory’s story What is generativity? Core members and the will-to-generativity Paying it forward: From projectivity to generativity Zack’s story Helping out a brother: Core members and reintegration advocacy Generativity and managing the risky self CoSA volunteers as the subjects of generativity Conclusion Chapter 7. Circles of Support and Accountability and core members as wounded healers Wounded healers in the criminal justice context Wounded healers and CoSA Morgan’s story ‘Cheeseburgers are on Wednesday’: CoSA and wounded healers’ unique expertise CoSA, wounded healers and identity transformation Daniel’s story Conclusion Chapter 8. Implications for practice: Delivering Circles of Support and Accountability as desistance-promotion The key arguments Assisting desistance in practice Implications for practice – Redemption scripts Implications for practice – 110 percenters and witnesses to identity transformation Implications for practice – Generativity Implications for practice – Wounded healers Conclusion Conclusion Limitations of the study Future research directions Victim/survivor and public views of CoSA Conclusion References
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2021
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 365.661; Sex offenders -- Rehabilitation; Self-help groups; Community mental health services; Community psychology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781000513271; 9781000513226; 9781003125532
• Related ISBNs: 9780367646240
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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