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Reframing the sex offender register and disclosure: From monitoring and control to desistence and prevention

McCartan, Kieran; Kemshall, Hazel; Hoggett, James

Authors

Kieran McCartan Kieran.Mccartan@uwe.ac.uk
Professor in Sociology and Criminology

Hazel Kemshall



Contributors

Hazel Kemshall
Editor

Abstract

Sexual harm is a high profile issue, both nationally and internationally, with the number of perpetrators entering and being managed by the Criminal Justice System continually increasing. These increases in the sexual offender population are the result of a “perfect storm” of disclosures, reporting, recording, sentencing and community management. The ever increasing sex offender population places additional pressure on existing risk management services (i.e., Police, Probation, Prison, etc.) already under financial, political and practical strain. .Such strain ultimately means that sex offender risk management becomes about bureaucracy, cost saving, risk aversion and an audit culture rather than innovation and adaption. This chapter will consider the implications of this growing offender population and its impact on the current risk management system, posing the questions, are we looking at this from the correct perspective and are we getting the most out of the existing system?

Citation

McCartan, K., Kemshall, H., & Hoggett, J. (2017). Reframing the sex offender register and disclosure: From monitoring and control to desistence and prevention. In H. Kemshall, & K. McCartan (Eds.), Contemporary Sex Offender Risk Management, Volume II (205-230). London: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63573-6_8

Online Publication Date Nov 26, 2017
Publication Date Dec 31, 2017
Deposit Date Aug 9, 2017
Publicly Available Date Nov 27, 2020
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 2
Pages 205-230
Series Title Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society
Book Title Contemporary Sex Offender Risk Management, Volume II
Chapter Number 8
ISBN 9783319635729
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63573-6_8
Keywords reframing, sex offender register, disclosure, monitoring, control, desistence, prevention
Public URL https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/880158
Publisher URL https://www.palgrave.com/gb/book/9783319635729

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