..., there are very few support services and fewer empirical opportunities to examine the impact of such services. The Safer Living Foundation ( SLF ) based in England is one of the few charitable organisations working to reduce sexual (re)offending through rehabilitative, reintegrative and preventative initiatives...

... 03 12 2024 06 01 2025 08 01 2025 09 01 2025 © 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited 2025 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Stigma Child sex offender Reintegration Desistance Labelling Qualitative research The label of “child sex offender...

.../approach Active Risk Assessment System (ARMS) is a tool used to help criminal justice practitioners as they work to support the safe reintegration of those with sexual convictions back into the community. Findings The tool was developed for use by the police, probation and prison services across...

.... These findings are supported in the IPA analysis where three themes highlight the following: principles and practices of the ARMS tool are incongruent with traditional policing; the negative values officers hold conflicts with a role that supports a process of reintegration and Training and supervision...