Höing Mechtild, Bogaerts Stefan, Vogelvang Bas
Avans University of Applied Sciences, 's-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
Tilburg University, The Netherlands.
Sex Abuse. 2016 Aug;28(5):364-402. doi: 10.1177/1079063214535816. Epub 2014 Jun 5.
In Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA), a group of trained volunteers support sex offenders in their desistance process by engaging in a long-lasting empathic relationship. Is it safe to employ volunteers in this way? This literature review provides an overview of both theoretical explanations and empirical evidence of the possible impact of this type of volunteerism on the volunteers themselves. Fifty original research articles and reviews met the selection criteria of a systematic search. Results on effects of volunteering in general, effects of volunteer work with offenders, and effects of working with sex offenders on professionals are summarized and integrated. Generally, volunteering supports and improves physical health and mental well-being, personal growth, and citizenship. However, working with sex offenders in an empathic relationship generates both positive and negative effects on psychological and social function. Personal characteristics, task characteristics, and organizational characteristics moderate and mediate the impact.
在“支持与问责圈子”（CoSA）项目中，一群经过培训的志愿者通过建立持久的共情关系，在性犯罪者的停止犯罪过程中为他们提供支持。以这种方式雇佣志愿者安全吗？这篇文献综述概述了这类志愿服务对志愿者自身可能产生影响的理论解释和实证证据。五十篇原创研究文章和综述符合系统检索的选择标准。对志愿服务的总体效果、与罪犯开展志愿工作的效果以及与性犯罪者合作对专业人员的影响的结果进行了总结和整合。一般来说，志愿服务有助于支持和改善身体健康、心理健康、个人成长以及公民意识。然而，在共情关系中与性犯罪者合作会对心理和社会功能产生积极和消极的影响。个人特征、任务特征和组织特征会调节和介导这种影响。
