RT Article
T1 "How could you be so stupid?": understanding the experience of partners of people who have been convicted of a sexual offence
JF Sexual crime
SP 193
OP 222
A1 Wakeham, Andrea
A2 Duncan, Katie
A2 Winder, Belinda
A2 Armitage, Rachel
A2 Roberts, Lucy
A2 Underwood, Michael
LA English
YR 2024
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1919887687
AB People who commit sexual offences are often seen as monsters or deviants by society, and their families are also affected by the stigma and punishment that follow. However, little is known about the lived experiences of the partners of people convicted of a sexual offence, especially in the UK context. This chapter aims to fill this gap by discussing research using interpretative phenomenological analysis to explore how people cope with the disclosure of their partner's offence, the social ostracism they encounter, and the uncertainty they face for the future. The chapter also challenges the notion of collateral damage and proposes using the term symbiotic harms to capture the interdependencies of intimate relationships and the shared consequences of punishment.
NO Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 216-222
SN 9783031466250