Impact of Prison Climate on Sexual Offenders: Desistance and Rehabilitation (2019)

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Impact of Prison Climate on Individuals with Sexual Convictions: Desistance and RehabilitationAbstract
Prison social climate has been defined as the enduring social, emotional, organisational and physical characteristics of a prison as perceived by inmates and staff. Within this chapter we argue that a positive prison climate can create the conditions necessary to facilitate personal and behaviour change specific to reduced reoffending. We present an integrated model of prison-based sex offender treatment that identifies how prison climate is important in mediating the relationship between rehabilitation and desistance. Specifically, we articulate how a positive prison climate mediates this relationship before, during, and after the actual program delivery and what can be done to create and maintain such a climate. We conclude with an example from Australia where new prisons have been built with structural and correctional management innovations designed specifically to facilitate the development and maintenance of a positive prison climate.
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Ware J,Galouzis J (2019). Impact of Prison Climate on Individuals with Sexual Convictions: Desistance and Rehabilitation. In Sexual Crime and the Experience of Imprisonmen.: 35-60. Springer International Publishing.This citation is automatically generated and may be unreliable. Use as a guide only.
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44 - Human society::4402 - Criminology::440202 - Correctional theory, offender treatment and rehabilitation52 - Psychology::5201 - Applied and developmental psychology::520103 - Forensic psychology
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