Desistance from sexual offending : narratives of retirement, regulation and recovery / Danielle Arlanda Harris.
2017
HV6556 .H3852 2017
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Title
Desistance from sexual offending : narratives of retirement, regulation and recovery / Danielle Arlanda Harris.
ISBN
9783319632001 (electronic book)
3319632000 (electronic book)
9783319631998
3319631993
3319632000 (electronic book)
9783319631998
3319631993
Published
Cham, Switzerland : Palgrave Macmillan, [2017].
Copyright
©2017
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (287 pages)
Other Standard Identifiers
10.1007/978-3-319-63200-1 doi
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HV6556 .H3852 2017
Dewey Decimal Classification
362.7044
Summary
This book describes the complex process of desistance from sexual crime as told by 74 men incarcerated for sexual offenses and released back into the community. Unlike much of the research on this topic, Harris places strong emphasis on how men who have committed serious sexual offenses come to stop offending and end their 'criminal career'. Drawing on in-depth interviews, Harris outlines three main strategies that the men employ in order to pursue offense-free lives. The Retirement Strategy is divided into those who appear to simply 'resign' and those who go on to 'rebuild' their lives. The Regulation Strategy characterizes desistance as a product of one's ability to navigate increasingly restrictive legislation ('restricted,' 'rehearsed,' 'resistant,' and 'reclusive' desistance). The men who describe their desistance in terms of Recovery do so either through 'rehabilitation' or through 'resilience.' This original and engaging study will be of great interest not only to academics who study sexual aggression but also those who have survived sexual abuse themselves, and anyone working with survivors of sexual abuse, individuals convicted of sexual offenses, their families, and their communities. .-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-279) and index.
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Palgrave studies in risk, crime and society.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Understanding desistance from sexual offending
Chapter 3. Method: Meeting the men
Chapter 4. Aging out
Chapter 5. Regret and resignation
Chapter 6. Routine and risk
Chapter 7. Resilience and redemption
Chapter 8. Implications for theory and research
Chapter 9. Implications for policy and practice
Chapter 10. Conclusions and future directions.
Chapter 2. Understanding desistance from sexual offending
Chapter 3. Method: Meeting the men
Chapter 4. Aging out
Chapter 5. Regret and resignation
Chapter 6. Routine and risk
Chapter 7. Resilience and redemption
Chapter 8. Implications for theory and research
Chapter 9. Implications for policy and practice
Chapter 10. Conclusions and future directions.