Consumed with sex : the treatment of sex offenders in risk society / Dany Lacombe
In: British Journal of Criminology (The).ISSN 0007-0955. Oxford. Vol. 48, n. 1 (January 2008) , p. 55-74Idioma: Inglês.Assunto: CRIME SEXUAL | ESTADOS UNIDOS Resumo: This ethnography of a prison treatment programme for sex offenders examines the meaning of rehabilitation in the context of the 'new penology'. As it explores how cognitive-behaviourism structures treatment it uncovers a therapeutics grounded in risk that actively constructs the identity of the sex offender. It shows how the management of risk relies on techniques of introspection and self-discipline-a patient's internalization of his crime cycle and relapse prevention plan-that target primarily sexual fantasies. These self-policing techniques radically transform the sex offender into a species entirely consumed by sex.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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This ethnography of a prison treatment programme for sex offenders examines the meaning of rehabilitation in the context of the 'new penology'. As it explores how cognitive-behaviourism structures treatment it uncovers a therapeutics grounded in risk that actively constructs the identity of the sex offender. It shows how the management of risk relies on techniques of introspection and self-discipline-a patient's internalization of his crime cycle and relapse prevention plan-that target primarily sexual fantasies. These self-policing techniques radically transform the sex offender into a species entirely consumed by sex.
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