title: A nurse's experiences working with sex offenders.
abstract: Studying the families of the offenders showed that some victims and spouses, although they abhor the abuse, do not hate the offender and do not want others to condemn him. Working with such motivated, remorseful offenders and witnessing their tremendous remodeling has increased my faith in the ability of people to grow and change for the better.
authors.affiliation: Bemidji State University, Department of Nursing, MN 56601-2699, USA.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Scheela
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*