Learning to pass: sex offenders' strategies for establishing a viable identity in the prison general population.
This article endeavors to illustrate the realities of prison life for sex offenders and the means by which they attempt to establish viable identities and acquire a survivable niche in the prison general population, particularly when established identities and protective niches are put at risk by entry into a sex offender treatment program. Qualitative data was collected by repeatedly interviewing a cohort of sex offenders for 6 months as they completed a basic sex offender treatment program. The findings indicate a need to include consideration of treatment context in understanding the limits of treatment gain in prison-based programs.
Schwaebe
Charles
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Colorado Sixth Judicial District Probation Department, Durango, 81301, USA.
D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D008297:Male; D011329:Prisoners; D012742:Sex Offenses; D012919:Social Behavior; D012931:Social Environment; D012933:Social Identification