Lowe Giulia, Willis Gwenda, Gibson Kerry
The University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Sex Abuse. 2019 Mar;31(2):237-260. doi: 10.1177/1079063217729157. Epub 2017 Sep 9.
Most community members are not accepting of individuals convicted for sexual offenses living in their communities, let alone having regular contact with them. However, a select number of community members choose to give their time to assist these individuals reintegrate from prison into the community. Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) was developed as a way to address the issues that many individuals convicted of sex offenses face, that is, little to no prosocial support in the community. In-depth, semistructured interviews were conducted with 18 CoSA volunteers in New Zealand to gain a more thorough understanding of volunteers' motivation to be involved with CoSA. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Three key themes of motivation were identified: (a) Restorative and Justice-Based Motivation, (b) Altruistic Motivation, and (c) Faith-Based Motivation. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for future recruitment of volunteers for CoSAs.
大多数社区成员都不接受因性犯罪而被定罪的人住在他们的社区，更不用说与他们有定期接触了。然而，有一部分社区成员选择花时间帮助这些人从监狱重新融入社区。支持与问责圈子（CoSA）就是为解决许多性犯罪定罪者所面临的问题而设立的，即社区中几乎没有亲社会支持。对新西兰的18名CoSA志愿者进行了深入的半结构化访谈，以更全面地了解志愿者参与CoSA的动机。采用主题分析法对数据进行分析。确定了三个关键的动机主题：（a）恢复性和基于正义的动机，（b）利他动机，以及（c）基于信仰的动机。根据研究结果对未来CoSA志愿者招募的影响进行了讨论。
