All Outputs (244)

Discussing atypical sexual harassment as a controversial issue in bystander programmes: One UK campus study (2019)
Journal Article

This research emanates from an anti-sexual violence bystander programme delivered at an English university. Fifteen students were identified through purposive and convenience sampling to take part in focus groups. Discussions emerged regarding atypic... Read More about Discussing atypical sexual harassment as a controversial issue in bystander programmes: One UK campus study.

Rehabilitation – A new perspective for a new era (2019)
Book Chapter

This essay focuses on an aligned perspective between criminologist and practitioner. It identifies a shared experience. So many factors critical to helping someone on the path to rehabilitation are common, regardless of offence. A body of research an... Read More about Rehabilitation – A new perspective for a new era.

P254 Barriers to sexual assault disclosure within sexual health services: a mixed method/population study (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Background: Internationally, the UN reports that an estimated 1 in 3 women experience physical/sexual violence during their lifetime. These rates vary across cultures, age, gender and sexual identity. However, what does not vary is that the majority... Read More about P254 Barriers to sexual assault disclosure within sexual health services: a mixed method/population study.

Best practice in the management of online sex offending (2019)
Report

Our report sets out the outcomes from reviews of the relevant literature, and a series of consultations held by IWG_OSO, with participation from practitioners and researchers working in the field of child protection and online sex offending. Onli... Read More about Best practice in the management of online sex offending.

Seen and not heard: The service user’s experience through the justice system of individuals convicted of sexual offenses (2019)
Journal Article

User experience and client satisfaction is capturing more attention in the field of social services. The provision of treatment services to individuals convicted of sexual offenses, in particular, has expanded exponentially over the last 20 years. Th... Read More about Seen and not heard: The service user’s experience through the justice system of individuals convicted of sexual offenses.

The prevention of sexual abuse: Issues, challenges and resolutions (2019)
Journal Article

Risk assessment and management of perpetrators of sexual abuse in New Zealand (2018)
Journal Article

New Zealand has seen changes in sexual abuse policy and practice over the last 10 – 15 years that have been driven by social factors, political and policy decisions as well as risk management concerns. The changes to the prevention, assessment and ma... Read More about Risk assessment and management of perpetrators of sexual abuse in New Zealand.

Risk assessment and management of individuals convicted of a sexual offence in the UK (2018)
Journal Article

The UK has seen changes in sexual abuse policy and practice over the last 10 – 15 years that have been driven by austerity, risk management, public protection and the socio-political climate; these changes have been problematic and challenging as wel... Read More about Risk assessment and management of individuals convicted of a sexual offence in the UK.

Introduction to the special issue: International approaches to sex offender risk assessment and management (2018)
Journal Article

This is an introduction to a special edition of "Sex Offender Treatment" on international approaches to sex offender risk assessment and management.

Public Views About Reintegrating Child Sex Offenders via Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA): A Qualitative Analysis (2018)
Journal Article

© 2017 Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA) have recently become part of the criminal justice landscape. However, little has been documented on public views about COSA. The existing research on this topic is ent... Read More about Public Views About Reintegrating Child Sex Offenders via Circles of Support and Accountability (COSA): A Qualitative Analysis.

Police officer attitudes to the practicalities of the sex offenders’ register, ViSOR and Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure Scheme in England and Wales (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017 National Organisation for the Treatment of Abusers. This paper examines police officer understandings of and attitudes to the sex offenders’ register, Violent and Sex Offenders’ Register (ViSOR) and Child Sexual Offender Disclosure Scheme(CSOD... Read More about Police officer attitudes to the practicalities of the sex offenders’ register, ViSOR and Child Sexual Abuse Disclosure Scheme in England and Wales.

Sexual harm, public education and risk management (2017)
Book Chapter

This chapter will highlight research and practice internationally on ways to educate the public regarding sex abuse and how successful they have been. The chapter will cover issues including the relationship between experts and the public, public cri... Read More about Sexual harm, public education and risk management.

Reframing the sex offender register and disclosure: From monitoring and control to desistence and prevention (2017)
Book Chapter

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 resu... Read More about Reframing the sex offender register and disclosure: From monitoring and control to desistence and prevention.

Contemporary Sex Offender Risk Management, Volume II: Responses (2017)
Book

This book, the second of two volumes edited by Kemshall and McCartan, focuses on responses to sexual offending, and how risk is used by policy makers, stakeholders, academics and practitioners to both construct and respond to unknown and known sex of... Read More about Contemporary Sex Offender Risk Management, Volume II: Responses.

Preface (2017)
Book Chapter

A preface to the book explaining and drawing it all together.

Contemporary Sex Offender Risk Management, Volume I: Perceptions (2017)
Book

This book, the first of two volumes edited by McCartan and Kemshall, focusses on perceptions of sexual offenders, and how risk is used by policy makers, stakeholders, academics and practitioners to both construct and respond to unknown and known sex... Read More about Contemporary Sex Offender Risk Management, Volume I: Perceptions.

Preface (2017)
Book Chapter

A preface to the book explaining and drawing it all together.

Ethics and Issues of Secondary Prevention Efforts in Child Sexual Abuse (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017, The Author(s). This article discusses the ethical, practical, and moral issues surrounding secondary prevention efforts of child sexual abuse from a professional and practice-based perspective. Transcripts of a semistructured consultation eve... Read More about Ethics and Issues of Secondary Prevention Efforts in Child Sexual Abuse.

Strength-based approaches to online child sexual abuse: Using self-management strategies to enhance desistance behaviour in users of child sexual exploitation material (2017)
Journal Article

© 2017, © Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Increasing numbers of convictions for the use of child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) call for enhanced measures to prevent this type of offending. Strength-based approaches such as the good lives m... Read More about Strength-based approaches to online child sexual abuse: Using self-management strategies to enhance desistance behaviour in users of child sexual exploitation material.

Restorative justice & sexual harm: Restoration, reconciliation, retribution? (2017)
Digital Artefact

A blog on the use and impact of Restorative Justice in cases of sexual harm.