1st Edition

Offending Identities

By Kirsty Hudson Copyright 2005
232 Pages
by Willan

214 Pages
by Willan

This book aims to explore sex offenders' perspectives of the way they are treated and managed. Whilst a great deal has been written about sex offenders and their treatment within the criminal justice system, few studies have approached the issues through an understanding of offenders' own views and perspectives on their offending behaviour and others' responses to it. This book aims to redress... Read more
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

Biography

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.