Restoring identity: the use of religion as a mechanism to transition between an identity of sexual offending to a non-offending identity

This study examines the unique experience of participants who during their reintegration back into the community, following a conviction for sexual offending, re-engaged with religious and spiritual communities. To explore meaning Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) was adopted. Four in-d...

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Main Author: Kewley, Stephanie (Author)
Contributors: Beech, Anthony R. ; Harkins, Leigh ; Larkin, Michael
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2017
In: Criminology & criminal justice
Year: 2017, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 79-96
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Keywords:
Community reintegration
Desistance
Sexual offender