RT Article
T1 Incorporating Quaternary Prevention: Understanding the Full Scope of Public Health Practices in Sexual Abuse Prevention
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 67
IS 2/3
SP 224
OP 246
A1 McCartan, Kieran 1980-
A2 Kemshall, Hazel
LA English
YR 2023
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1830086456
AB This discussion piece argues for a refinement in our understanding of prevention in sexual abuse, suggesting that we include quaternary prevention on the grounds that this concept from medical literature has potential and helpful application to criminal justice and particularly to work with those who cause sexual harm. Located within the paradigm of Epidemiological Criminology (EpiCrim), quaternary prevention extends the prevention spectrum to enable a stronger distinction between tertiary level responses and long-term safe, sustainable reintegration into communities, particularly of those who sexually abuse others. The key principles of quaternary prevention are adapted and refined from current medical literature, and the potential usefulness of quaternary prevention to crime and sex abuse prevention is explored.
K1 Risk Management
K1 EpiCrim
K1 Crime
K1 Sexual Offending
K1 quaternary prevention
DO 10.1177/0306624X211049204