TY  - BOOK
AU  - Richards, Kelly
AU  - Death, Jodi
AU  - McCartan, Kieran
TI  - Community-based approaches to sexual offender reintegration
SN  - 978-1-925925-24-1 (online)
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Sydney, NSW : 
PB  - Australia’s National Research Organisation for Women’s Safety Limited (ANROWS)
KW  - ABORIGINAL & TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLES
KW  - Circles of Support & Accountability (CoSA)
KW  - BEHAVIOUR CHANGE
KW  - CULTURAL ISSUES
KW  - INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
KW  - INTERVENTION
KW  - PERPETRATOR PROGRAMMES
KW  - PERPETRATORS
KW  - SEX OFFENDERS
KW  - SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - SUPPORT SERVICES
KW  - VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE
KW  - IWI TAKETAKE
KW  - INTERNATIONAL
KW  - AUSTRALIA
N1  - ANROWS Research report, Issue 07, March 2020
N2  - Perpetration of sexual violence is widespread in Australia, creating long-term negative effects on wellbeing.

Community safety is enhanced through reducing the risk of reoffending by those who have sexually offended.

A key avenue to reducing risk of reoffending is a community-based program model that aims to reintegrate sexual offenders into the community. In Australia, few programs that provide this support have been the subject of research.

This project examined two programs for high-risk sexual offenders reintegrating into the community after a period of incarceration: South Australia’s Circles of Support and Accountability program, and the Cultural Mentoring Program in Townsville, Queensland.

Semi-structured qualitative interviews were undertaken with 83 participants, including those who were:

currently or recently involved with one of the programs; 
staff or volunteers of one of the programs
government, non-government or private stakeholders;
victims/survivors.

An evaluation guide and framework for each of the programs was developed and is included in the report to support the programs in developing better mechanisms for capturing the work that is done and measuring impact on recidivism rates.

The report includes recommendations for policy and practice. (From the website). Record #6751
UR  - https://www.anrows.org.au/publication/community-based-approaches-to-sexual-offender-reintegration/
UR  - https://d2rn9gno7zhxqg.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/24193358/ANROWS_RtPP_Richards.pdf
UR  - https://www.anrows.org.au/project/community-based-approaches-to-sexual-offender-reintegration/
ER  -