The field of criminology and criminal justice encompass broad and complex multidisciplinary
topics. Most of the research that falls under these areas uses either quantitative or qualitative …

A systematic effort to answer in what ways and contexts the claims of restorative justice (RJ)
prove persuasive is lacking. We address this gap through a metasynthesis of qualitative …

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore clients' perceptions of sex-offending
treatment. The sample included 291 people required to register as sex offenders in the US …

In the past decade, desistance research has attracted immense research attention, which
has necessitated the clarification of the overall picture of desistance research in terms of …

Post-Conviction Traumatic Stress (PCTS) describes the cognitive, psychological, and
physiological symptoms of trauma that result from a range of experiences with the criminal …

Purpose Incarcerated people often have extensive health needs compared to their
community-dwelling peers. This is especially the case among older adults, who represent a …

Background: A growing body of research documents the high rates of trauma among
individuals who have sexually offended. Yet the relationship between prior victimization and …

The suite of cognitive-emotional symptoms that one experiences while subject to registration
and/or community supervision for a sexual offence has recently been conceptualized as …

The academic field of Convict Criminology (CC) started in the mid-1990s. In general, CC
argues that the insights and experiences of currently and formerly incarcerated men and …

Qualitative researchers encounter obstacles related to publishing, acceptability, research
self-disclosure, rapport development, feelings of guilt or vulnerability, and opportunity that …