RT Article
T1 Parole work in Canada: The realities of supervising “sex offenders”
JF Probation journal
VO 72
IS 1
SP 46
OP 67
A1 Taylor, Micheal P.
A2 Ricciardelli, Rose 1979-
A2 Spencer, Dale C.
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1925138151
AB Analyzing interview data (n = 150) collected from Canadian federal parole officers (POs), we unpack potentially psychologically traumatic events (PPTEs) concerning experiences supervising and supporting re-entry of people convicted of sex-related crimes (PCSCs). We find heterogeneity in the broad range of sex-crime behavior and potential psychological trauma that POs negotiate regarding their own gender and familial circumstances. We further observe how working with sex crimes contributes to the experience of operational stress as “moral injury.” Cathartic utility is found in collegial debriefing that supports POs experiencing distress on the job. Given the precarity of personal and professional boundaries in parole work, and the variances of both criminal behavior and how POs respond to it, we suggest the need for further research while outlining our theoretical and empirical contributions.
K1 Catharsis
K1 Sex crimes
K1 cumulative impact
K1 prison and community parole work
K1 Emotional labor
K1 collegial debriefing
DO 10.1177/02645505231223173