An exploration of the perceptions of non-admitting sex offenders of their family environment
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Date
2014
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University of the Western Cape
Abstract
This study aims to explore the family environment of non-admitting sex offenders in order to gain insight into the family characteristics that could be contributing factors towards the behaviour of denial. However, the focus will not be on the families of the sex offenders, but rather on the non-admitting sex offenders� views of their family environment. The theoretical framework used is the Social Learning Theory, because it supports the fact that most behaviour is learned through modelling the behaviour of others. The researcher used a qualitative approach and the aim of the study was to generate information that would describe the family environment of non-admitting sex offenders. The population of this study was incarcerated, sentenced sex offenders with specific focus on the non-admitting sex offender as the unit of analysis. Ten (10) participants were purposively
selected for the study and semi-structured interviews were conducted with each one in order to generate the needed information for the study
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Magister Artium - MA
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Sex offenders, Non-admitting sex offenders, Family environment, Dynamic risk factors, Denial (refutation, minimization, depersonalization), Authoritarian parenting style, Authoritative parenting style, Permissive parenting style