RT Article
T1 A framework for post-conviction traumatic stress: preliminary findings from a focus group of men under community supervision for sex offences
JF Psychology, crime & law
VO 30
IS 9
SP 1105
OP 1122
A1 Harris, Danielle Arlanda
A2 Levenson, Jill S.
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/190553776X
AB The suite of cognitive-emotional symptoms that one experiences while subject to registration and/or community supervision for a sexual offence has recently been conceptualized as Post-Conviction Traumatic Stress (PCTS). In the current study, we present a thematic analysis of transcription data extracted from focus groups with 22 men in treatment for sexual offending. We first describe the main sources of their trauma (e.g. allegation, arrest, court, conviction, jail, prison, parole/probation, and registration). Next, we examine their reported manifestations of symptoms contained in the DSM-5 criteria for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). All the men described at least one symptom, and many endorsed symptoms in all four criteria categories. Commonly described indicators of PCTS included intrusive memories of the arrest; avoidance of certain people, situations, and environmental cues; negative thoughts about themselves and the future; hyperarousal triggered by reminders of arrest or prison; and fear of being re-arrested for a violation of probation or registration. Finally, implications for trauma-informed practice and future research are discussed.
K1 trauma-informed care
K1 Re-entry
K1 SORN
K1 Registration
K1 Sex offending
K1 Post-conviction traumatic stress
DO 10.1080/1068316X.2022.2157827