Sexual Crime and the Experience of Imprisonment (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2019)

This book focuses on the experience of imprisonment from the perspectives of individuals with sexual convictions. It stresses the importance of a positive and rehabilitative prison climate. The volume begins with an exploration of the theoretical underpinnings of a rehabilitative prison climate and discusses some of the practical ways of creating rehabilitative cultures in prisons housing people convicted of sexual offences. Four empirical chapters focus on the experience of stigmatisation, prison officers' attitudes towards prisoners' offences, negotiating the 'sex offender' identity in prisons and the varied experience of 'being' in prisons exclusively for individuals with sexual convictions. Throughout the authors discuss the specific benefits of peer-support, such as the chance to earn self-forgiveness, construct adaptive identities and consequently move away from harmful labels. The book also spotlights a chapter on the experience of imprisonment written by a former service-user, this unique position offers an insightful account of an individual's journey through the prison system.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Sexual Crime
Release date:	March 2019
First published:	2019
Editors:	Nicholas Blagden • Belinda Winder • Kerensa Hocken • Rebecca Lievesley • Phil Banyard • Helen Elliott
Dimensions:	210 x 148 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	222
Edition:	1st ed. 2019
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-004929-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Social, group or collective psychology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Occupational & industrial psychology Books > Social sciences > Psychology > Criminal or forensic psychology Books > Medicine > Other branches of medicine > Clinical psychology > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > Penology & punishment > General
LSN:	3-03-004929-9
Barcode:	9783030049294

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