Attitudes towards sexual offenders: What do we know, and why are they important?

被引:70
作者
Harper, Craig A. [1 ]
Hogue, Todd E. [2 ]
Bartels, Ross M. [2 ]
机构
[1] Nottingham Trent Univ, Nottingham, England
[2] Univ Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincs, England
关键词
Attitudes; Sexual offenders; Treatment; Desistance; Reintegration; Sexual crime; Review; GOOD LIVES MODEL; PUBLIC-ATTITUDES; COMMUNITY ATTITUDES; PRIMARY PREVENTION; DESISTANCE; IMPLICIT; PROJECT; ABUSE; SCALE; UNDERSTANDINGS;
D O I
10.1016/j.avb.2017.01.011
中图分类号
DF [法律]; D9 [法律];
学科分类号
0301 ;
摘要
Over the past two decades, a large body of research on attitudes towards sexual offenders has been conducted across a number of different contexts. However, there has been less discussion of their implications. Clinically, attitudes may be related to therapeutic climates, treatment outcomes, and risk judgments, while in the social context, the views of the public about sexual offenders may play a key role in the reintegration of these offenders, and the political responses associated with sexual offending. Sexual crime is advocated as a public health issue, with attitudes towards the perpetrators of such offenses being of critical importance when trying to create a social environment within which to successfully reduce rates of sexual offending. In this article, the research evidence currently available in this area is reviewed. An analysis of the conceptualization and measurement of attitudes towards sexual offenders is provided, before the existing literature on the factors underlying such attitudes is explored. Following this, the malleability of attitudes towards sexual offenders is examined. The review concludes with some suggestions for future theoretical, empirical, and practical advancements in this important area. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:201 / 213
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