Sexual Crime and Circles of Support and Accountability

Helen Elliott is a Lecturer in Counselling at Bishop Grosseteste University, UK. She has a background in forensic psychology and is a trainee integrative psychotherapist.Kerensa Hocken is a registered forensic psychologist at HMPPS Whatton, UK. She has oversight for the assessment and treatment of people in prison for sexual offending in the Midlands region.Rebecca Lievesley is a Lecturer in Forensic Psychology and member of the Sexual Offences, Crime and Misconduct Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University, UK. Nicholas Blagden is a Senior Lecturer in Forensic Psychology. He is aChartered Psychologist and has worked and researched within the criminal justice system and HM Prison Service for many years.Belinda Winder is Head of the Sexual Offences, Crime and Misconduct Research Unit at Nottingham Trent University, UK. Phil Banyard is Associate in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, UK. He was recently honoured with the British Psychological Society’s Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology Education.

• Chapter 1: A History of the Development of Circles of Support and Accountability; Chris Wilson.- Chapter 2: Circles of Support and Accountability, Assisted Desistance and Community Transition; Nicholas Blagden, Helen Elliott and Rebecca Lievesley.- Chapter 3: Do Circles of Support and Accountability Work? A Review of the Literature; Rosie Kitson-Boyce.- Chapter 4: The Prison-Based Model of Circles of Support and Accountability and its Application in Transitioning to the Community; Rosie Kitson-Boyce.- Chapter 5 Evaluating Community-based Circles of Support and Accountability; Michelle Dwerryhouse.- Chapter 6: The Role of the Media in Shaping Responses to Sexual Offending; Dave Potter.- Chapter 7: A Different Life: The Experiences of Core Members and Volunteers on the Safer Living Foundations Circles of Support and Accountability; Dave Potter.- Chapter 8: Future Directions: Alternative Circles of Support and Accountability Models and Minority Groups; Kerensa Hocken, Claire Good, Helen Elliott, Carrie Webb, Helen O’Connor, and Kim Cox