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Duncan, Jessica. "Public Perceptions Regarding Sex Offenders and Sex Offender Management." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2012. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1507.

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This study was an observation of the public's knowledge and perceptions on sex offenders, sex offenses, and sex offender management policies. A self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from 282 students at East Tennessee State University. Along with the basic demographic variables, respondent's field of study was measured as a main independent variable. For example, it was hypothesized that students studying within the criminal justice field would hold more accurate beliefs concerning the sex offender population. Overall, the study proved to be statistically insignificant. Multivariate analysis did show, however, that certain demographic variables were more predictive in determining an individual's support towards sex offender management policies.

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Garbrecht, Amy L. "Characteristics of incarcerated juvenile sex offenders and non-sex offenders." Xavier University / OhioLINK, 2005. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=xavier1385385595.

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Fundack, Ashley L. "Maryland Sex Offender Registry and Sex Offender Recidivism: Time Series Correlational Study." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/7141.

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Federal and State law in a northeastern US state requires all adjudicated sex offenders to register on the state's sex offender registry (SOR) for the purpose of protecting the citizens of the state from predatory sex offenders and reducing sexual recidivism. This study tests the assumption, based on deterrence theory, that registration on the SOR is necessary as a deterrent to future sexual offending by sex offenders. Data from the Maryland Sex Offender Registry in two counties in a northeastern US state pertaining to a total of 1,985 registered sex offenders were analyzed to see geographic differences of offender, and state sexual crime data over a 24 year period from 1991-2016 was analyzed using multiple regression. Independent variables included completeness of information on the MSOR registry profile; recidivism, re-arrest rates, and violence against women were the dependent variables. The analysis revealed that offenders in Baltimore County the more rural part were more likely to provide not valid addresses or addresses that are out of compliance with state and federal regulations for the SOR. Analysis also revealed that there was statistical significance in the recidivism rates of sex offenders in Maryland after the implementation of the Sex Offender Registry. This supports previous published research findings that SOR registration has no deterrent effect on recidivism. Implications for positive social changes include reducing the number of false positives, improving the quality of life for sex offenders, better allocation of public resources, and increased safety for citizens through better assessment of risk factors.

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Woodward, Vanessa Hatch. "Predicting Views of Sex Offenders and Sex Offender Policies Through Life Experiences." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2009. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1823.

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Sex Offender Registries and Community notification laws are in many ways derived from emotion. It is believed that one can predict views on these social policies by examining aspects of life experience due to Techniques of Neutralization and Labeling theories. Reliability and Factor analyses were used to create factor-based indices to predict views on social policies, specifically views on sex offender registries and community notification laws. Multiple Regression was used to assess the effects of gender, race, age, spirituality, locus of control, beliefs about rape, and religiosity on sex offender registries, community notification laws, and sex offenders. By using regression, it was found that locus of control, beliefs about rape, religiosity, and spirituality all had a significant effect on beliefs about sex offender registries, community notification laws, and sex offenders.

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Schmoyer, Brian M. "A comparison examination of treating or incarcerating sex offenders." Instructions for remote access. Click here to access this electronic resource. Access available to Kutztown University faculty, staff, and students only, 1993. http://www.kutztown.edu/library/services/remote_access.asp.

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Thesis (M.P.A.)--Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, 1993.
Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-06, page: 2960. Abstract precedes thesis title page as [3] preliminary leaves. Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 103-104).

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Valenzuela, Priscilla. "The Sex Offender Registry in Collin County, Texas: a Descriptive Analysis of Sex Offenders." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2012. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271909/.

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The primary goal of this study was to analyze the characteristics of current registered sex offenders in Collin County, Texas, as well as to compare age and gender of the victims of these offenders in order to know who sex offenders primarily target in these crimes. The study also sought to discover geographic patterns of where the registered sex offenders reside for the purpose of keeping communities aware. Participants consisted of 175 registered sex offenders (N = 175) in Collin County, Texas, found on Collin County's and the Texas Department of Public Safety's online public registries. The findings demonstrate that there were significant trends among the sex offenders, their victims, location of residence, and housing complications as a result of progressing sex offender laws. Treatment programs and the reintegration of offenders in the community were also addressed. The meaning of the results in this study can aid in the development of safety and prevention strategies, provide an understanding about the utilization of sex offender registries, and can benefit law enforcement to predict the movement of current sex offenders, along with knowing where to find other potential offenders.

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Funari, Sharon Kay. "An Exploration of Impediments to Attachment in a Juvenile Offender Population: Comparisons between Juvenile Sex Offenders, Juvenile Violent Offenders And Juvenile Non-Sex, Non-Violent Offenders." VCU Scholars Compass, 2005. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/1402.

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This current study addresses potential impediments to attachment that may differentiate between incarcerated juveniles who have committed sexual crimes and incarcerated juveniles who have not committed such offenses. The exploration of such potential barriers to attachment has been organized around Bronfenbrenner's Ecological Model. Subjects were 2948 incarcerated male adolescents adjudicated to the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice and were divided based solely upon adjudicating offense: Juvenile non-violent, non-sexual offenders (JNVNSO, n=1149), Juvenile violent, non-sexual offenders (JVNSO, n=1433) and Juvenile sexual offenders (JSO, n=366). Results indicated that JSOs differed from JNVNSOs and JVNSOs in their histories of sexual abuse as well as placements in foster care. Attachment impairment and the number of risk factors present were also found to be significantly related. Future research directions and potential policy repercussions are also addressed.

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Stinson, Jill D. "Treating Adult Sex Offenders: Safe Offender Strategies and the Role of Self-Regulation in Sex Offender Treatment." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2016. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7987.

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Craig, Leam. "Assessing risk in sex offenders." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.410300.

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Lau, Edmond. "The attitudes of sex offenders." Thesis, University of Surrey, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.321043.

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Fitzke, Molly M. Hawkins Peggy L. Morin Patricia J. Linden Lois L. "Nurses' attitudes toward sex offenders." Click here for access, 2009. http://www.csm.edu/Academics/Library/Institutional_Repository.

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Thesis (Ed. D)--College of Saint Mary -- Omaha, 2009.
A dissertation submitted by Molly M. Fitzke MSN, RN to College of Saint Mary in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Education with an emphasis on Health Professions Education. This dissertation has been accepted for the faculty of College of Saint Mary by: Peggy L. Hawkins, PhD, RN, BC, CNE, chair ; Patricia Morin, RN, PhD, committee member ; Lois Linden, EdD, RN, committee member. Includes bibliographical references.

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McMunn, Patrick. "Psychological Characteristics of Sex Offenders." ScholarWorks, 2019. https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/6619.

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Current therapeutic treatment methods are ineffective in identifying at-risk sex offenders and reducing recidivism of known offenders, likely due to inadequate identification of specific traits of sex offenders. Previous research and prominent theories in the area of sex offender treatment, in terms of the biological foundation of substance abuse, behaviors of sex offenders, and the presence of aggression, helped to guide this research. Data about sex offenders were collected, as reported by mental health professionals who treat them and focused on three characteristics: maladaptive interpersonal behaviors, impulsivity, and antisocial behaviors, on which the research questions were formed to detect commonality. For this study, a phenomenological approach was chosen through a qualitative design and an 11-item open-ended questionnaire was developed with which 11 mental health professionals who treated sex offenders were interviewed. The audio was transcribed, the text was coded into the themes of the research questions, and the data was analyzed for commonality. The results indicate that all three traits in the research questions are common among sex offenders. The results of this research added to the framework of understanding of common behaviors among sex offenders and to positive social change by providing a clearer understanding of the three targeted behaviors. The information gathered from this qualitative research will guide larger-scale quantitative studies on the sex offender population, ultimately assisting sex offender treatment providers and forensic interviewers with more rapid identification of traits specific to sex offenders.

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Yackovich, Nick S. "A multidimensional analysis contrasting youthful nonoffenders, sex offenders, violent offenders and status offenders." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2002. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=2277.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2002.
Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains vi, 167 p. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 124-140).

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Whitefield, Elaine. "The effects of cognitive distortions in sex offenders and non-sex offenders with mild learning disabilities." Thesis, Abertay University, 2003. https://rke.abertay.ac.uk/en/studentTheses/20943ca8-d3e7-4337-bcc3-7d716ef33d67.

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Cognitive distortions of sexual offenders with or without learning disabilities are considered to play a vital role in the etiology and maintenance of sexually deviant behaviour. This assumption has driven research to focus on investigating the cognitive content of distorted cognitions held by sexual offenders. Indeed, to facilitate researchers in this quest, attention has focused on trying to develop psychometrically robust instruments to measure distorted cognitions. However, these attempts have met with little success, as current assessment measures fail to address a wide range of sexual attitudes, are not suitable for use on individuals with learning disabilities, are open to social desirability and some are unable to discriminate sexual offenders from normal males. To address these weaknesses a new measure has been developed by Lindsay (unpublished) to assess cognitive distortions among sexual offenders with learning disabilities (i.e. QACSO; Questionnaire on Attitudes Consistent with Sex Offences). This thesis tested the reliability and validity of this new measure. Results found this measure to be a promising clinical and research instrument, with good internal consistency and reliability and discriminative ability. A principle component analysis revealed that 11 of the 13 components were reliable and successfully separated sexual offenders from controls. Results confirmed that sexual offenders with learning disabilities held significantly more distorted cognitions, compared to control groups of non-sexual offenders with learning disabilities, non-offenders with learning disabilities and normal males. To develop understanding of the role cognitive distortions play in sexual offending behaviour it is not enough just to examine the cognitive content, as it is necessary to examine the cognitive processes (i.e. attention) that underlie the initiation, maintenance and justification of sexual deviant behaviour. This would result in better understanding of the cognitive processes that underlie behaviour at all stages of the offence chain and facilitate clinicians’ theoretical and practical ideas when developing suitable treatment programmes. Studies two to six used a number of experimental paradigms to investigate the cognitiveprocesses, and in particular attentional ability, of sexual offenders with learning ldisabilities. Study two investigated if conscious recollection of past events influenced the average time sexual offenders spent viewing pictures of people, compared to objects. Results found that the type of picture did not affect viewing time. To reduce the likelihood of conscious influence masking sexual offenders’ responses, studies three to six employed experimental paradigms that involve attentional ability being affected by prior experiences with no conscious recollection of past events. Results found sexual offenders with learning disabilities’ attentional abilities to be consistent with controls. Failure to obtain significant differences in the attentional abilities of sexual offenders compared to controls does not mean they do not have attentional deficits. Indeed, the methods employed might have been unable to detect any differences. In light of these findings the appropriateness of the methods employed to investigate attentional abilities was discussed and recommendations for future were made.

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Wu, Yuen-fan Lina. "Sex role attitudes, sex knowledge and anti-social tendency of institutionalized adolescent sex offenders." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1992. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B29688851.

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Stinson, Jill D. "Predictors of Sex Offender Treatment Attrition in Offenders With Serious Mental Illness." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7975.

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Williams, Joan D. Middleton Renée Annette. "Juvenile sex offenders predictors of recidividism /." Auburn, Ala., 2007. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/Send%2011-10-07/WILLIAMS_JOAN_12.pdf.

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Grant, Daniel Logan. "Supervising sex offenders in the community." Thesis, University of Hull, 1998. http://hydra.hull.ac.uk/resources/hull:5724.

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At the core of this exploratory research project, which sets out to examine community supervision of men convicted of sexual offences, is the introduction and development of a new model; the Sex Offender Risk Management Approach (SORMA). Essentially, SORMA describes a system of multi-agency risk management of sexual offenders in the community, and in so doing, utilizes the most convincing, comprehensive and influential research, models and theories that contribute to current thinking about control and treatment of sex offenders. In this concerted attempt to develop, through research, a model which harnesses the established value of credible and valid methods of intervention, the reader will recognise elements originating from key strands of celebrated work. SORMA is not, however, a simple re-arrangement of these existing contributing components. Vital as they are, they undergo critical analysis and are challenged, at times with considerable rigour to identify evidence to support existing claims of efficacy. SORMA does not add further conjecture to the existing and, some may say, complacent quasi-therapeutic treatment orthodoxy; rather, it disturbs it, to provide a reconsideration of the aims and purpose of the work, finding a broader context in which to examine these existing intervention strategies. The political and professional values that underpin this work are considered as are the ethical boundaries of probation supervision. SORMA involves seven key components and each of these is explored in this work. The development of this model and the testing of it are detailed in the subsequent chapters. I will say no more about it at this point other than to invite the reader to consider these components together in their condensed form, for an oversight at this point will help to project the critical elements used to compose this research and fashion the outcomes. SORMA is: 1) Unambiguously concerned with Social Control 2) Clinical Treatment and Therapy 3) Situational Crime Prevention 4) Actuarial Risk Assessment and Management 5) Surveillance 6) Multi-Agency Collaboration 7) Maximisation of Legislative Authority. These components are examined in Chapters 1-3 where they withstand analysis to provide the foundation for SORMA. This is presented as layered discussion guiding the reader through each separate area, whilst constructing the framework of the model itself. In the subsequent chapters, SORMA is fashioned, applied and discussed. Appearing as it does in the final chapter SORMA, as a processual model, becomes a practice utility ripe for implementation and further development.

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Hudson, Katie Elizabeth. "Ethnic minority sex offenders and treatment." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2013. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/4605/.

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This thesis examines sex offender treatment for those from ethnic minority backgrounds. In order to explore this area, the methods used were a systematic literature review (N = 1067), empirical research (N = 84) and a psychometric critique. Chapter one provides the context to the thesis. The outcomes from the literature review are presented in Chapter two. These were that treatment was less effective for ethnic minority sex offenders on a range of outcome measures with the exception of psychometric test results. Whilst psychometric testing did not indicate poorer treatment outcomes for ethnic minority offenders, higher levels of denial were found in the ethnic minority group. The research project in Chapter three compared treatment outcomes of Asian and White sex offenders who had undergone a community treatment programme. The results indicated higher levels of Self-Deception Enhancement in Asian offenders (as measured by the Paulhus Deception Scale), however, there were no other significant differences found between the two groups. The effectiveness of the treatment overall showed mixed findings and the results are discussed in relation to the existing research. Chapter four provides a critique of Richard Beckett’s Children and Sex Questionnaire; a measure utilised in chapters two and three of this thesis. Chapter five draws the thesis together and outlines the practical and theoretical implications of the thesis and its limitations. Ideas are suggested for development of this area of study in terms of both research and practice including the use of a framework for working with sex offenders and the potential integration of the Good Lives Model principles within the Risk Need Responsivity model. It is proposed that both have the potential to improve responsivity and target those from ethnic minority backgrounds more effectively with the aim of tackling the problem of their under-representation within sex offender treatment.

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LeMay, Carrie C., and Jill D. Stinson. "Sex Offenders With Traumatic Brain Injury." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7906.

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Cowburn, I. Malcolm, Victoria J. Lavis, and Tammi Walker. "Black and Ethnic Minority Sex Offenders." HMSO, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10454/2530.

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In the past ten years or so there has been a growing concern that the treatment needs of Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) sex offenders in prison are not being appropriately met. Underpinning this concern is the continued under representation of BME sex offenders on the Sex Offender Treatment Programme (SOTP). Although some research has been undertaken into how BME prisoners experience the SOTP and in to its ostensible effectiveness with BME sex offenders, little is known about why the take-up of the SOTP is poor with this group. In this paper we first consider some specific demographic issues that need to be understood in order to reflect more widely on the BME sex offender in prison. We then summarise what is currently known about effective practice with this group, thereafter we consider, in turn, current provision for BME sex offenders in England and Wales and suggestions for developing practice with this group of men. However, before we turn to these issues, it is important to consider briefly issues of terminology. Terminologies in relation to ethnicities and race are fraught with conceptual difficulties. Aspinall has highlighted the limitations of `pan-ethnic¿ groups, such as `BME¿; such groupings are `statistical collectivities¿ and `the groups thus defined will be nothing more than meaningless statistical collectivities that do not represent any of the constituent groups within the term.¿ . However, at the outset of this paper we use the collective term BME - this term is currently used by a number of Government Departments in the UK, including the Prison Service. Later we suggest that a more sophisticated understanding of ethnic cultures may be necessary to develop practice with BME sex offenders.

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Milosavljevic, Laura A. "Public perceptions of child sex offenders." Thesis, Edith Cowan University, Research Online, Perth, Western Australia, 2022. https://ro.ecu.edu.au/theses/2592.

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Child sexual abuse is a profoundly challenging phenomenon that has a range of detrimental impacts on victims, their families, friends, and the community. In Australia, the sexual abuse of children is a pervasive social problem, public health concern, and egregious criminal offence. High prevalence rates and the numerous adverse effects associated with child sexual abuse makes the prevention of these offences a critical priority. Existing research has shown public perceptions and knowledge regarding child sex offenders and paedophilia to be lacking and inaccurate which can lead to punitive attitudes and little support for rehabilitative efforts (Jahnke, 2018; King, 2019). The intense societal stigma of paedophilia can hinder potential perpetrators from accessing treatment and support to prevent offending behaviour, consequently increasing the risk of child sexual abuse (Levenson, 2017). Understanding public perceptions regarding child sex offenders is important for determining effective ways to implement evidence-based offender policy that has the support of the community (Knack et al., 2019; McCartan & Kemshall, 2015). Public opinions can impact public policy through pressure placed on politicians by their electorates to “do something” to keep the community safe from sexual offenders. Such demands by the public are commonly driven by anger and fear, rather than logic and an accurate understanding of child sexual abuse prevention (Bartels et al., 2020; McCartan et al., 2014). Given that public perceptions can be highly influential in the formation and implementation of public policy, it is important to understand the dynamics of perceptions regarding child sex offenders and the characteristics that underlie these beliefs (Schiavone & Jeglic, 2009). The present study explored public perceptions of child sex offenders in an Australian population sample to investigate whether public perceptions endorse or reject common myths and stereotypes found within the empirical literature, and the extent to which perceptions were influenced by sociodemographic characteristics. A nationwide sample of the Australian public (N = 408) was recruited through social media using convenience and snowball sampling. Participants completed an anonymous online survey that collected sociodemographic characteristics followed by two parametric scales to assess aspects of their perceptions and knowledge regarding child sex offenders and paedophilia. The findings revealed that perceptions of child sex offenders maintained by the Australian public are negative and stereotype-driven, and levels of knowledge regarding child sex offenders and paedophilia are distinctly inaccurate. However, it was also found that respondents with higher levels of education and those who reported having a close relationship with someone who has perpetrated a sexual offence against a child maintained less punitive perceptions. These findings have ascertained that better resources and interventions are required for public education regarding child sex offenders to address the knowledge deficits and negative perceptions. Effectively changing negative public perceptions and improving the accuracy of knowledge can potentially reduce social stigma that discourages at-risk individuals from seeking support to refrain from offending, result in more ethical treatment of adjudicated child sex offenders, thus, improving rehabilitation and reintegration efforts, and contribute to evidence-based strategies for the prevention of child sexual abuse.

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Stinson, Jill D., Lee Ann McVay, and Judith V. Becker. "Post-hospitalization Outcomes for Psychiatric Sex Offenders: Comparing Two Treatment Protocols." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2014. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/7875.

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This study evaluates the effectiveness of safe offender strategies (SOS) in comparison with relapse prevention (RP) in a sample of 91 inpatient males in a secure psychiatric setting. All men evidenced a history of violent sexual offending and were diagnosed with serious psychiatric disorders and/or intellectual disabilities. Participants who received SOS (n = 58) and RP (n = 33) were followed from 6 to 36 months post release. SOS clients were significantly less likely to be arrested (0%) or rehospitalized (5.2%) than RP clients (9% arrested; 54.5% rehospitalized). In addition, SOS clients were more likely to transition continuously to less restrictive alternatives, with no returns to high security, in comparison with RP clients. The authors discuss implications for use of SOS, a treatment that facilitates skills development and affects global self-regulatory functioning, particularly in sex offenders with serious mental illness or intellectual impairment, in promoting community reintegration and limiting returns to psychiatric settings.

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White, Bret A. "A study of the self-deficits in sexual offenders." Click here for text online. The Institute of Clinical Social Work Dissertations website, 2000. http://www.icsw.edu/_dissertations/white_2000.pdf.

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Dissertation (Ph.D.) -- The Institute for Clinical Social Work, 2000.
A dissertation submitted to the faculty of the Institute of Clinical Social Work in partial fulfillment for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

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Hudson, Amy H. "Personality assessment of female sex offenders : a cluster analysis /." Full-text version available from OU Domain via ProQuest Digital Dissertations, 1995.

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Ericksen, Susan L. "Clinical Typologies of Youthful Male sex Offenders Derived from the sex-Offender Characteristic Inventory-Male Version (SOCI-M)." DigitalCommons@USU, 1995. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2503.

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The Sex-Offender Characteristic Inventory-Male Version (SOCI-M) was filled out by a national sample of 78 clinicians experienced in the treatment of youthful sex offenders. Using factor analysis, clinician perceptions of the biopsychosocial characteristics related to normal, conduct-disordered, and sex-offending youth were determined. All of the variables in the categories considered in this study factored into at least three distinct normal, conduct-disordered, and sex-offender youthful factors, with sex-offender variables loading onto more than one sex-offender factor in some categories. The normal youth factors accounted for the greatest variability in the Learning Disabled, Tourette's Syndrome, Borderline Traits, Histrionic Traits, DSM III-R Diagnosis, Problematic Relationships, Physical Illness/Injury, General Affect/Mood, and General Cognitive categories. The conduct-disordered youth factors accounted for the greatest variability in the Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder, Reactive Attachment Traits, and Antisocial Trait categories. Overall, the three groups tended to be more similar than different. Although the sex-offender variables accounted for the least amount of variability, they loaded onto specific sex-offender-related factors in some categories and were distinct from the normal factors, conduct-disordered factors, and other sex-offender factors. This included the Antisocial Trait variables, which loaded onto four types of sex-offender factors; the Physical Illness/Injury variables, which loaded onto two sex-offender factors; and the General Affect/Mood and General Cognitive variables, which both loaded onto two sex-offender factors. The distinct sex-offending factors may be indicative of different types of sex offenders. Discriminant analysis was unsuccessful in classifying pedophilic and mixed-offender groups based on the resulting biopsychosocial factors.

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Johansson-Love, Jill. "A two by two comparison of offense and gender what characteristics do female sex offenders have in common with other offender groups? /." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 2007. https://eidr.wvu.edu/etd/documentdata.eTD?documentid=5243.

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--West Virginia University, 2007.
Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 88 p. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-59).

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Monholland, Jason Glenn. "Sexual and non-sexual offenders: a secondary data analysis /." Read online, 2008. http://library.uco.edu/UCOthesis/MonhollandJG2008.pdf.

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Deutsher, Megan Mary, and deutsher@bigpond com. "A neuropsychological asessement of adult sex offenders." Swinburne University of Technology. Brain Sciences Institute, 2004. http://adt.lib.swin.edu.au./public/adt-VSWT20060711.090050.

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There is widespread concern within at least Western cultures of the potential damage that sex offenders may cause to society. The government statistics highlight a frightening pattern of sexual abuse in Australia, with the trend implicating that sexual assault is on the rise and that children are the predominant victims (ABS, 2003b). Specifically, 17,850 reports of sexual assault were recorded in 2002, a 6% increase since 2001. Further to this, there is still no universal agreement as to the extent to which treatment effectively reduces sexual recidivism. Therefore, there is an urgent need for research into this problem behaviour. Research examining the causes of sexual offending has examined a biological hypothesis that sex offenders have functional brain impairment. However, the results of neuropsychological assessments of various sex offender populations are inconsistent and inconclusive. The aim of this study was to investigate the brain function of males convicted and incarcerated for sexual offences against children using neuropsychological assessment. Specifically, it was hypothesised that the sex offenders would show functional impairment in their frontal and temporal lobes. A battery of neuropsychological tests was compiled to assess the functions of these regions including four WAIS-Ill subtests (Arithmetic, Vocabulary, Block Design and Picture Arrangement), Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (RAVLT), Rey Complex Figure (RCF), Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) and the FAS Test. These tests were administered to 25 incarcerated male sex offenders, 25 incarcerated male non-sex offenders and 25 men with no criminal history. Although attempts were made to match these groups on age, level of education and level of intelligence, statistical analyses revealed that there were significant differences between the groups on these variables. These differences were statistically controlled using analyses of covariance (ANCOVAs) and factorial analyses of variance (ANOVA). The results indicated that the sex offenders performed significantly worse than the controls on all neuropsychological tests. However, statistically significant differences were only found between the sex offenders and control group on the immediate recall trials of the RAVLT and RCF. These observed differences did not change when age, level of education and level of intelligence were statistically controlled. It was concluded that there is insufficient evidence from this study to support the hypothesis that sex offenders have functional impairment in their frontal and temporal lobes. However, given the relevance of potential brain impairment to both the biological and social-cognitive perspectives of sexual offending, future research in this field is warranted.

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Harvey, Dayanne. "Perceptions of Sex Offenders on College Campuses." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2013. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/949.

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As previous research has indicated, it is not a common societal norm that sex offenders generally have a negative connotation associated with them. These types of perceptions are held without considering the varying types of sexual offenders and sexual offenses. The legislation concerning sex offenders is broad, and therefore encompasses a lot of different offenses and people. Notification of these types of offenders varies by state, but all states require sex offenders to register. A number of colleges also require sex offenders to register before attending classes. This research focuses on student's perception of sex offenders on college campuses. That is, it questions how a student's awareness of sex offender legislation and presence affect their attitudes and perceptions about sex offenders. This thesis was intended to research the UCF student's awareness of sex offenders (legislation and presence) in relation how it effects their perception of sex offenders. Students were surveyed and asked questions based on their knowledge, awareness, and opinion of sex offenders in general and at the college level. Results collected suggested that informing students does make them more aware of sex offenders. However, the heightened awareness does not improve the negative perception student's held about sex offenders. After conducting the study, it is my hope that it will aid in better understanding student perceptions of sex offenders in terms of how effective notification and awareness are.
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Mathews, Meryl. "Privileged Communication and Sex Offenders in Florida." Honors in the Major Thesis, University of Central Florida, 2006. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETH/id/978.

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Reis, Mariana. "Exploring the attachment style of sex offenders." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2015. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/6212/.

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The aim of this thesis was to explore the contribution of attachment theory to the understanding of sexual offending behaviour. The introduction chapter is followed by a systematic literature review (Chapter 2), exploring whether child abusers and rapists differ in attachment style. Chapter 3 investigated the psychometric properties of the Attachment Style Interview (ASI; Bifulco, Moran, Ball, & Bernazzani, 2002). This semi-structured interview demonstrated satisfactory reliability and validity. Chapter 4 consists of an empirical study using a mixed-methods approach to explore the attachment styles of adolescent sex offenders. The Attachment Style Interview for Adolescents (Bifulco, 2012) was used to investigate whether there is a relationship between attachment style and offender status (child abusers, peer abusers). The quantitative results supported the hypotheses that child abusers are more likely to be anxiously attached; whereas peer abusers are more likely to be avoidantly attached. The qualitative results further explored what participants valued in relationships with others, and what represented as barriers for them to make and maintain relationships. The final chapter summarises the findings and implications for practice of this thesis. Overall, this thesis highlights that sex offenders are a heterogeneous group, whose needs are complex and go beyond their sexually harmful behaviours.

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San, A. "Shame, guilt and empathy in sex offenders." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2006. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/1445039/.

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In this paper I will review literature concerning shame and distinguish it from other similar emotions such as embarrassment and guilt. Shame and guilt are emotional reactions that often occur in response to transgressions, and concern perceived evaluations by others and/or the self. It has been proposed that shame and guilt have very different effects, and that guilt acts as a mediator, whereas shame acts as a barrier to the experience of empathy. Shame and guilt and their relationship to empathy will be explored, and key studies demonstrating their inter-relationships will be critically evaluated. The latter part of this review will focus on sex offenders, and will discuss the relevance of considering and incorporating an understanding of self-conscious emotions in the treatment of sex offenders. The emerging findings concerning shame, guilt and empathy will be explored in light of the fact that empathy training is a significant feature of most sex offender treatment programmes. There is a dearth of research about shame in sex offenders, and its relationship to guilt and empathy in this population, although there is much speculation and some evidence that shame is prevalent within this population. If high levels of shame hinder the experience of empathy, then for those sex offenders who may be unable to, or have great difficulty experiencing empathy due to excessive shame, empathy training as part of their treatment might render them a greater risk. Such training might have the effect of teaching individuals who lack empathy to some degree skills in acting empathically, but may not necessarily enhance the genuine experience of it. Thus, teaching empathy to some sex offenders may have the effect of improving their grooming skills as being able to feign empathy might be useful when it comes to securing victims. Attribution theory is outlined and considered in terms of the treatment of sex offenders, and the view that guilt but not shame should be encouraged when working clinically with sex offenders will be explicated against the backdrop of what is currently known about shame and guilt, and their effects on empathy.

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Martinez, Crystal G. "Recidivism Among Juvenile Sex Offenders in Texas." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2013. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271862/.

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Juvenile sex offenders represent a serious and violent group of delinquents. Despite the severity of their crimes, the literature focusing on risk factors that influence recidivism and the types of re-arrest after incarceration is lacking. This research study examined 499 determinately sentenced juvenile sex offenders that were released from the Texas Juvenile Justice Department. This sample was then followed for three years upon their release. This analysis revealed that 51.5 percent were re-arrested for any offense while 45.91 percent were re-arrested for a felony offense. This study identified a number of risk factors relative to JSO recidivism. These factors include having a history of emotional abuse, race being African American, being gang affiliated, having a larger number of previous adjudications, and having higher counts of institutional misconduct infractions. Those JSOs older at intake and release, and those who were incarcerated for longer periods of time were less likely to re-offend upon release. Lastly, this study ends with suggestions for future research as well as policy implications geared toward juvenile sex offenders.

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Stinson, Jill D., and Judith V. Becker. "Treating Sex Offenders: An Evidence-Based Manual." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2013. http://amzn.com/1462506933.

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This structured yet flexible manual presents an innovative group treatment approach that targets deficits in self-regulation—a central problem for sex offenders. Safe Offender Strategies (SOS) comprises 10 evidence-based modules that teach participants the skills to desist from problem behaviors, manage their emotions and impulses, and break unhealthy relationship patterns. Motivational enhancement and validation techniques are woven throughout this collaborative treatment. SOS can be used with a range of clients—including high-risk offenders and those with mental illness or intellectual disabilities—in institutional or outpatient settings. Fifteen reproducible forms and worksheets can be downloaded and printed in a convenient 8 1/2" x 11" size.
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Bays, Laren. "Opinions about sex offenders' progress in therapy." PDXScholar, 1992. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4290.

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Sex offenders are often required by the court to enter therapy and receive help so they can stop deviant sexual behaviors. Mental health professionals must have some means of evaluating a mandated client's progress in therapy, however, there are currently no valid criteria available. A survey form was developed containing 73 items which professionals identified as having possible utility in evaluating progress.

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Bernal, Mayra, and Henry Christopher Meza. "SOCIAL WORK STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF SEX OFFENDERS." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/159.

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Social workers who choose to work in the field of child welfare will almost unavoidably be exposed to sexual trauma. This requires that social workers are prepared to understand and work with those who have been sexually abused, as well as the perpetrators of sex crimes. The purpose of this study was to explore social work students’ perceptions of sex offenders since it is anticipated that they will work with the sex offender population at some point in their careers. Exploring this topic could help future social workers gain valuable knowledge related to recognizing barriers that may exist when working with sex offenders. To study social work students’ perceptions of sex offenders, quantitative data were collected using a fifty item online survey instrument that was distributed via the Qualtrics website. In addition, t-tests, ANOVA, and Chi-square analysis were conducted using the SPSS analytical software program version 21. The findings of this study suggest that there were no significant differences between participants’ gender regarding their perceptions of sex offenders. Furthermore, the study found that overall, social work students’ perceptions are that there are more male sex offenders than female and juvenile sex offenders. The findings of this study suggest that further research is needed in order to explore social work practitioners’ perceptions of sex offenders since there is a likelihood that social works will work with this population at some point in their careers.

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Foltz, Mileibys Y. "Sex crimes from the offenders' point of view." Online version, 1998. http://www.uwstout.edu/lib/thesis/1998/1998foltzm.pdf.

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Wood, Catherine Jane. "A profile of young sex offenders in South Africa : a pilot study." Thesis, Rhodes University, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1002598.

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In-depth interviews and psychometric tests were conducted with 20 young, South African male, hands-on sex offenders, between the ages of seven and 15 years. These offenders were referred by both the legal system and the welfare and health system. The data was gathered for the purpose of drawing up a descriptive profile of salient psychological and sociological characteristics of this population group, the patterns of offenses, the circumstances under which the offenses occurred and victims selected. Results showed that half the sample had committed prior sex offenses. The majority of young sex offenders had a history of consenting sexual interactions, had committed a non-sexual offense and engaged in a range of other antisocial behaviours. Half the sample reported a history of physical or sexual abuse (under-reporting of such victimization experiences was suspected). Typically, the young sex offender w:~s sexually naive and had not received any suitable sex education. He was usually a scholar although his school attendance was often infrequent and he was likely to have failed one or more standards. His intelligence quotient was most likely to fall in or below the borderline range of functioning. He tended to be either socially isolated and socially anxious or alternatively reported having a number of friends and appeared to have adequate social skills. His home environment was typically characterized by overcrowding, alcohol abuse and domestic violence. A significant male relative of his was likely to have committed a criminal offense. In his community environment, he regularly witnessed violence and sexual activity. The sex offenses were usually carried out with a co-perpetrator in a variety of venues. The victim was usually known and younger (mean age = seven years) than the perpetrator (mean age = 12 years). The overall results suggest that young sex offenders commit an array of sexual offenses that do not represent sexual experimentation, but rather indicate a developing pattern of sexual deviance. Comparisons between the above profile and the literature findings are explored. Finally, recommendations for structural changes, assessment procedures, additional future research pessibilities and guidelines for the development of appropriate - treatment programmes are outlined.

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Sánchez, de Ribera de Castro Olga. "Neuropsychological functions in sex offenders : empirical relations and an evaluation of the thinking skills programme (TSP)." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2015. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.708857.

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Li, Shing-fu. "Historical, dispositional, and cognitive factors as determinants of heterosexual aggression : a path-analytic study of male sex offenders in Hong Kong /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1998. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19852587.

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Meyer, Eric R. "A new typology in sex-offender legislation| An exploration of all laws that affect sex offenders in Nebraska and Iowa." Thesis, University of Nebraska at Omaha, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=1554408.

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Since the 1970's, the United States has enacted anti-crime legislation, particularly against sex offending and offenders. It can be supposed this occurred because of fear of victimization, which lead the public to demand laws to reduce crime. This thesis will use a case study approach to examine all laws that may affect sex offenders and their behaviors (e.g. registration, notification, civil commitment, castration, residency restrictions, mandatory reporting) in two states to determine cross-case variability in the existence and context of laws affecting sex offenders. If variability exists in the number and type of laws across states, consistencies in public safety may vary across state lines. The results can be used to assist future studies seeking to broaden understanding of sex offender laws across a region or the entire U.S.

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Russell, Gemma Louise. "Reintegration of child sex offenders in New Zealand." Thesis, University of Auckland, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/2292/5870.

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Reintegration of child sex offenders following incarceration is most successful if matched to the needs of offenders, victims and the community, whilst minimising risk of recidivism and developing offenders into prosocial citizens (Austin, 2001). This study explored child sex offenders' expectations for and experiences of reintegration into the community. A longitudinal design was used in which semi-structured interviews covering issues identified in the literature as being related to reintegration. Nine offenders were interviewed within one week prior to release from prison, 3 months post-release and 6 months post-release. Interviews were analysed using thematic analysis. Seven themes emerged that identified child sex offenders' expectations for release that included fear of community members' reactions, the importance of having pre-arranged accommodation and employment, social support, relationships with probation officers, maintaining optimism for a new way of life, and the place of cultural needs. Participants' expectations for release closely reflected their experiences of release. Negative community reactions were encountered and were stressful, there were problems finding accommodation and employment, social support was important, relationships with probation officers were problematic, as was building a new life, and there were issues concerning accountability to one's cultural group. This data confirmed that most child sex offenders fear their release from prison into the community and once released struggle to live in society. Overall reintegration planning was simplistic and aimed primarily to manage risk factors rather than promote positive reintegration. Those offenders who were most successful on release, tended to have more comprehensive reintegration plans which enabled them to visualise what life would be like after release, consequently increasing their optimism that they could live successfully in the community. Recommendations are made to enhance current reintegration.

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Kadambi, Michaela A. "Vicarious trauma among therapists working with sex offenders." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1998. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/tape15/PQDD_0012/MQ34455.pdf.

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Malesky, Lann Alvin. "Sexually deviant internet usage by child sex offenders." Full text available online (restricted access), 2002. http://images.lib.monash.edu.au/ts/theses/Malesky.pdf.

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Peden, Sarah Nicolette Shapiro Steven K. "Self-esteem and narcissism in juvenile sex offenders." Auburn, Ala., 2007. http://repo.lib.auburn.edu/2007%20Fall%20Theses/Peden_Sarah_56.pdf.

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Cox, Michelle. "Victim empathy and emotion processing in sex offenders." Thesis, University of Southampton, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.368152.

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Bains, Deepraj. "Professionals' experiences of working therapeutically with sex offenders." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2015. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5686/.

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In the last 10 years there has been a growth in working collaboratively with sex offenders by focusing on goals, tailoring treatment to the needs of the client, and an emphasis on therapist features (Andrews & Bonta, 2003 ; Ward, 2002). This thesis explored how sex offender treatment workers are responding to working with sex offenders in light of the changes. The introduction covers the key concepts and theory relevant to the thesis, and highlights the aims. The second chapter is a systematic literature review investigating the impact of working therapeutically with sex offenders. The review highlighted the extent sex offender treatment workers are impacted by their work was inconclusive. The third chapter focused on critiquing the Trauma Symptom Inventory (TSI; Briere, 1995) as a potential tool that could be used to assess distress in sex offender treatment workers. The critique revealed that the TSI had good reliability and validity. The fourth chapter explored the experiences of sex offender treatment workers using semi-structured interviews. All participants reported enjoying their work despite experiencing some negatives (i. e., intrusive images, suspiciousness, and concerns about clients re-offending). This chapter also highlighted that sex offender treatment workers reported using a range of coping strategies to manage the work. In addition, it was found that sex offender treatment workers believed a genuine interest in the work, hope, optimism, self-efficacy, and circumstances outside of work were related to enhanced resilience. The last chapter of the thesis involved discussing the implications of the findings from each of the chapters.

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Metcalf, Caroline Marie. "Making sense of sex offenders and the Internet." Thesis, Bucks New University, 2006. https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.714451.

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Matravers, Amanda Julia. "Justifying the unjustifiable : stories of women sex offenders." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.620927.

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