Desistance from Sexual Offending: Narratives of Retirement, Regulation and Recovery

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Danielle Arlanda Harris

Desistance from Sexual Offending

Narratives of Retirement, Regulation and Recovery

Danielle Arlanda Harris

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English

Springer International Publishing AG
04 June 2019

Sexual abuse & harassment; Rehabilitation of offenders; Criminal or forensic psychology

Series: Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society

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 whostudy 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.

By: Danielle Arlanda Harris
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: Softcover Reprint of the Original 1st 2017 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 210mm, Width: 148mm,
Weight: 454g
ISBN: 9783319874951
ISBN 10: 3319874950
Series: Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society
Pages: 287
Publication Date: 04 June 2019
Audience: Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Undergraduate , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Danielle Arlanda Harris, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University, Australia.