‘No-one in the world would ever wanna speak to me again’: an interpretative phenomenological analysis into convicted sexual offenders' accounts and experiences of maintaining and leaving denial

Blagden, N; Winder, Belinda; Thorne, Karen M.; Gregson, Mick

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“…The reason for such high levels of denial, minimisation and justification post-sentencing for sexual offenders can be partly explained through difficulties with the adoption of this identity (OBPU, 2002;Blagden, Winder, Gregson & Thorne, 2011). Certainly, for the individuals, their families and the general public, the label of 'sex offender' becomes their master status (Goffman, 1963), a damaged label which brings them hatred, fear and, at times, death threats, physical assault or even murder (Thomas, 2005).…”

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Stumbling into Sexual Crime: The Passive Perpetrator in Accounts by Male Internet Sex Offenders

2014

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Public reactions to internet child offending remains ambivalent in that, whilst there is vocal condemnation of contact child sex offending, there is less indignation about internet child abuse; this is potentially due to a lack of recognition of this type of offence as sexual offending per se. This ambiguity is reflected by internet sex offenders themselves in their verbalisations of their offending, and this paper presents a qualitative analysis of the accounts offered by individuals convicted of internet-based sexual offences involving the downloading and viewing of images of children (N=7). In particular, this paper presents an analysis of the explanations of offenders for the commencement of internet activity and the progression to more illicit online materials. The data was collected through semi-structured interviews, and analysed using discursive methods, paying close attention to language use and function. The analysis documents the practices that internet child abusers employ in order to manage their identities, distance themselves from the label of sex offender, and/or reduce their personal agency and accountability. Implications of this analysis are discussed with reference to the current minimisation of the downloading of sexually explicit images of children as a sexual crime per se by the public and offenders alike, and the risk assessment and treatment of individuals convicted of these offences.

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Stumbling into Sexual Crime: The Passive Perpetrator in Accounts by Male Internet Sex Offenders

2014

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“…Blagden et al [2] ont mené une recherche similaire en utilisant l'Analyse Phé nomé nologique Interpré tative [28] qui est une mé thodologie d'analyse de contenu. Les donné es ont é té collecté es en entretien individuel auprè s de 11 personnes similaires aux participants de l'é tude pré cé dente.…”

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“…L'aspect adaptatif que souligne Rogers et Dickey [22] ainsi que les é tudes pré cé dentes [2,11] mettent en avant l'aspect relationnel du dé ni (la famille, le soutien du groupe thé rapeutique, la peur du rejet et de la stigmatisation. .…”

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“…Or, parfois, au dé cours d'un entretien, d'un é vé nement, elles ré vè lent en quelques phrases ce qui é tait l'objet de dé ni. Incontestablement, l'aveu, la reconnaissance leur auraient é té plus bé né fiques, et certainement moins pé nibles, que cette posture longtemps adopté e de dé ni [2]. Cet article cherche à mieux comprendre cette posture afin de mieux la pré venir et de rendre possible la prise en charge de ces personnes.…”

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Déni complet des faits : une perspective interpersonnelle

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2013

Annales Médico-psychologiques, revue psychiatrique

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“…The purpose of the initial literature review, was to learn about the phenomenon of interest and to identify a gap in what is known about it, but the literature is not subsequently used to inform data collection in a rigid way (Smith, 1999;Smith, Flowers and Larkin, 2009). IPA has previously been used to understand the experiences of men serving a custodial sentence for a sexual offence but who are maintaining their innocence (Blagden, Winder, Thorne & Gregson, 2011), adult males who have committed sexual offences against elderly female victims (Murphy & Winder, 2016), men who have downloaded sexually abusive images of children (Winder & Gough, 2010), male paedophiles who have committed child sexual offences (Blagden, Mann, Webster, Lee & Williams, 2017) and male prisoners who have participated in peer support schemes (Perring & Blagden, 2014).…”

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A Qualitative Exploration of the Experiences of Veterans Who Are Serving Sentences in Custody

Unwin

Winder

2018

J Interpers Violence

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A qualitative exploration of the experiences of veterans who are serving sentences in custody. AbstractThe focus on veterans in research is not a novel topic; however, the majority of studies are related to trauma, employment, mental health, suicide, and substance misuse. The Criminal Justice System involvement with veterans is a topic that has yet to be examined to a great extent. This study, conducted with adult male prisoners, elicited information from six veterans regarding their experiences of being in the armed forces, leaving the armed forces and becoming involved in the Criminal Justice System. Responses were evaluated using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) and three main themes were identified: "you're baptised into the army", 'them and us,' and 'operational mind set'; each of which comprised a number of superordinate themes. The research highlights that, although it is important to acknowledge the heterogenic nature of this group, it is equally important to note that much of their thinking and behaviour may be similar to those that have not had these experiences. As such, there is a need to reduce the notion that they are separate and different to other prisoners, requiring different treatment. The study highlights that many of the Offending Behaviour Programmes and interventions already available to prisoners would be appropriate for this group. The current research supports the merit in creating a service in prisons that will allow for ex-servicemen to meet together and access the support that is available to them. The implications of the research are discussed further.

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‘No-one in the world would ever wanna speak to me again’: an interpretative phenomenological analysis into convicted sexual offenders' accounts and experiences of maintaining and leaving denial

Cited by 51 publications

References 48 publications

Stumbling into Sexual Crime: The Passive Perpetrator in Accounts by Male Internet Sex Offenders

Stumbling into Sexual Crime: The Passive Perpetrator in Accounts by Male Internet Sex Offenders

Déni complet des faits : une perspective interpersonnelle

A Qualitative Exploration of the Experiences of Veterans Who Are Serving Sentences in Custody

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