Cardoso Ana Rita, Quintas Jorge, Santos Gilda
University of Porto, Portugal.
CIJ - Centre for Interdisciplinary Research on Justice, Porto, Portugal.
Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol. 2025 Aug;69(10-11):1544-1559. doi: 10.1177/0306624X251324661. Epub 2025 Feb 27.
After serving a prison sentence, sex offenders embark on a community reintegration process, where they usually face several barriers that might negatively affect their successful return to society. Results from semi-structured interviews conducted with sex offenders revealed that participants perceive the economic difficulties, the nature of the crime, and the stigma as the main social factors hindering their community reintegration process. Additionally, prison and parole support are described as insufficient, lacking focus on the specific needs of the participants to act as an effective help. On the contrary, housing and affective relationships were not perceived as major obstacles to a successful reintegration. These findings highlight the need for policies that promote economic opportunities, reduce stigma, and enhance both prison-based and post-release support to facilitate a more effective reintegration process.
在服刑之后，性犯罪者开始了重新融入社区的过程，在此过程中他们通常会面临一些可能对其成功回归社会产生负面影响的障碍。对性犯罪者进行的半结构化访谈结果显示，参与者认为经济困难、犯罪性质和污名化是阻碍他们重新融入社区过程的主要社会因素。此外，监狱和假释支持被认为不足，缺乏对参与者具体需求的关注，无法提供有效的帮助。相反，住房和情感关系并未被视为成功重新融入的主要障碍。这些发现凸显了制定相关政策的必要性，这些政策应促进经济机会、减少污名化，并加强基于监狱和释放后的支持，以推动更有效的重新融入过程。
