Abstract The Attitudes to Sexual Offenders scale (ATS; Hogue, 1993) is one of the most
widely used measurement instruments for assessing views about sexual offenders. The ATS …

Sexual abuse is a global issue and, therefore, responding to and preventing sexual abuse
are global challenges. Although we have examples of and evidence for sexual abuse …

In order to treat individuals with pedophilia who are at risk of committing offenses, disclosure
of the attraction must first take place. The aim of this study was to understand processes of …

Attitudes towards individuals with sexual convictions is an area with growing research
interest, but the effects of such attitudes on professional judgments is largely unexplored …

The issue of sexual abuse is a global socio‐political one, which means that, despite
international differences in sexual harm policy and practice surrounding sexual abuse, the …

The rehabilitation and reintegration of people who have committed sexual offences presents
significant challenges. Current research and practice on desistance from offending …

ABSTRACT Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) are a feature of the criminal justice
landscape in Canada, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, parts of Western …

This study examined whether the attitudinal responses toward child sexual abuse (CSA)
differ due to the person's relationship with the victim (intrafamilial vs. extrafamilial) and/or …

ABSTRACT “Criminals,” particularly sex offenders, are thought of as an indistinguishable,
homogenous group by society, despite the variety of offenses they commit, with differing …

Although it seems community maintenance programs (CMPs) can play an important role in
the desistance journey for those who have committed a sexual offense and there is …