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Report
The Effectiveness of Sexual Offender Rehabilitation and Reintegration Programs: Integrating global and local perspectives to enhance correctional outcomes
University of the Sunshine Coast
2019
Abstract
This present study falls under QCS Strategic Research Priority 4 (Rehabilitation and Reintegration of Prisoners and Offenders) and aims to identify the most successful pathways from rehabilitation to reintegration for males convicted of sexual offences in Queensland.
An underlying principle of case-management strategies for offenders is ‘throughcare’, which ideally begins at initial reception into custody and continues at least until transition into the community. Since 2016-2017, new prisoner re-entry programs have been implemented in Queensland providing ‘inreach’ (i.e., within custody) and ‘outreach’ (i.e., in the community) support to promote successful transitions from prison. These services are available for male (i.e., CREST and Borallon Throughcare) and female (i.e., MARA) prisoners, to address some of the identified unique needs within the offending population that might optimise successful reintegration.
As such, the present project uniquely studies pathways through rehabilitation to successful reintegration, for sexual offenders, exploring combined effects, in order to inform best-practice. The findings will help identify areas of strength and areas for enhanced effectiveness for offence-specific rehabilitation and reintegration programs to support prisoners who have offended sexually to reintegrate successfully into the community and reduce their recidivism.
Details
- Title
- The Effectiveness of Sexual Offender Rehabilitation and Reintegration Programs: Integrating global and local perspectives to enhance correctional outcomes
- Authors
- Nadine McKillop (Corresponding Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention UnitSusan Rayment-McHugh (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre - LegacyTim Prenzler (Author) - University of the Sunshine CoastLara Christensen (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
- Publication details
- 117 pages
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date published
- 2019
- Organisation Unit
- Indigenous and Transcultural Research Centre; School of Law and Society; Sexual Violence Research and Prevention Unit
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99735998502621
- Output Type
- Report
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