Queensland University of Technology-Gardens Point Campus, Brisbane, Australia.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2024 Nov;68(15):1485-1504. doi: 10.1177/0306624X221113536. Epub 2022 Jul 19.
Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) are now part of the criminal justice landscape in various parts of the world. While CoSA have received considerable media attention, it is not yet known how they are portrayed in the media. This study addressed this gap by analyzing newspaper coverage of CoSA from across the English-speaking world. Overall, it identified that representations of those convicted of sexual violence in print media accounts of CoSA differ substantially from those identified in previous scholarship. We argue therefore that the nature of CoSA as an intervention may allow for more sympathetic and humanistic representation. The findings provide a platform from which the international CoSA community can develop strategic approaches to interacting with the media.
支持和问责制循环（CoSA）现在已经成为世界上不同地区刑事司法领域的一部分。虽然 CoSA 已经受到了相当多的媒体关注，但目前还不清楚它们在媒体中的形象如何。本研究通过分析来自英语世界的 CoSA 新闻报道，填补了这一空白。总的来说，它发现，与之前的学术研究相比，印刷媒体对 CoSA 中被判犯有性暴力罪的人的描述有很大的不同。因此，我们认为 CoSA 作为一种干预措施的性质可能允许更具同情心和人性化的表述。这些发现为国际 CoSA 社区提供了一个平台，可以制定与媒体互动的战略方法。
