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Working with Sex Offenders: The Perceptions and Experiences of Professionals and Paraprofessionals

Tim Auburn

Karen Kibblewhite

Department of Psychology, University of Plymouth, Drake Circus Plymouth, PL4 8AA, UK

The last 20 years have witnessed an increase in the attention paid to crimes of sexual violence. Academic research, social services, and the general public have responded to the steady rise in these crimes by subjecting them to increased scrutiny and address. Professionals and paraprofessionals responsible for the processing, supervision, and treatment of sex offenders are under increasing pressure. This study investigated the perceptions and experiences of professionals and paraprofessionals working with sex offenders. Such research is important because these perceptions influence practice. Using a semistructured interview schedule, 23 men and women were interviewed about various aspects of their work with sex offenders for between 1 and 2 hours. The interviews were transcribed verbatim and analysed using thematic content analysis. The findings are discussed in terms of professionals’and paraprofessionals’ perceptions of sex offenders and their offences and the manner in which such perceptions affect their professional practice.

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology, Vol. 43, No. 1, 103-119 (1999)
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X99431010


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