Fox Kathryn J
1 University of Vermont, Burlington, USA.
Sex Abuse. 2017 Feb;29(1):28-50. doi: 10.1177/1079063215574711. Epub 2016 Aug 2.
As sanctions for those convicted of sex offenses have increased over recent years, the risk for reoffense presented by social isolation increases. Because most jurisdictions struggle with how best to manage and reintegrate sex offenders, this study analyzes bureaucratic and contextual issues with arranging community-based reintegration programs. Specifically, this qualitative, process-oriented study examines and compares Circles of Support & Accountability (CoSA) programs from the United States (specifically, Vermont) and New Zealand. CoSAs provide support for medium- to high-risk sex offenders as they are released to communities. The programs are compared with regard to their structures, the relationship to Corrections, the role of communities, and core members' reentry challenges. The implications of each configuration are explored. As most of the existing research on CoSAs is focused on recidivism, and as the U.S. federal government is expanding the use of CoSA, this article fills a void in our understanding of the role that communities can play in reintegrating sexual offenders and how program structures shape reentry.
近年来，随着对性犯罪者的制裁力度加大，社会隔离导致的再次犯罪风险也在增加。由于大多数司法管辖区都在努力寻求管理性犯罪者并使其重新融入社会的最佳方式，本研究分析了安排基于社区的重新融入计划时的官僚主义和实际情况问题。具体而言，这项定性的、以过程为导向的研究考察并比较了美国（特别是佛蒙特州）和新西兰的支持与问责圈（CoSA）计划。CoSA为中度至高度风险的性犯罪者在获释进入社区时提供支持。该计划在结构、与惩教部门的关系、社区的作用以及核心成员重新融入社会的挑战等方面进行了比较。探讨了每种配置的影响。由于现有的关于CoSA的大多数研究都集中在累犯问题上，并且随着美国联邦政府扩大CoSA的使用，本文填补了我们在理解社区在性犯罪者重新融入社会中可以发挥的作用以及计划结构如何影响重新融入方面的空白。
