Advanced practice nurse attitudes toward sex offender patients

Abstract

The modest number of respondents and their demographic homogeneity limit the ability to draw any conclusions or generalizations from this study. While awareness of a known sex offender in a practice is unlikely to alter direct patient care, it may have an impact on office policies and procedures and should be a consideration of all involved staff, including providers, ancillary team members, and administrative personnel.

An Examination of Counseling Professionals/Paraprofessionals Attitudes Toward Adolescent Sexual Offenders

“…Public awareness and concern about the problem of sexual violence has increased because of the escalating incidences of sexual crimes (Brown, 1999; Sanghara & Wilson, 2006). The attitude of the general public toward sexual offenders appears to be highly negative (Carone & LaFleur, 2000; Nelson, 2007; Rash & Winton, 2007; Valliant, Furac, & Antonowicz, 1994). A significant number of adult sexual offenders began their criminal offenses during adolescence, and sexual crimes by children against children are contributing to the rising incidence of sexual crimes (Lakey, 1994; Van Outsem, 2002; Van Outsem et al, 2006; Verheij, 2000).…”

Childhood Experiences of Perpetrators of Child Sexual Abuse

“…Clinicians need more education about sex offenders and how to deal with them. Advanced practice nurses studied by Rash and Winton (2007) were uncertain about how to deal with sex offenders and indicated a lack of awareness if sex offenders were patients in their practice. There are obvious difficulties in identifying sex offenders in practice.…”

Στάσεις Για Την Ποινική Και Θεραπευτική Αντιμετώπιση Δραστών Σεξουαλικών Εγκλημάτων

“…Η ίδια πολυπλοκότητα απαντάται και στις στάσεις του κοινού αναφορικά με τη σεξουαλική παραβατικότητα και τους δράστες σεξουαλικών εγκλημάτων. Σε γενικές γραμμές, οι στάσεις αυτές χαρακτηρίζονται ως πολύ αρνητικές (Carone & LaFleur, 2000;Rash & Winton, 2007;Valliant, Furac, & Antonowicz, 1994), πολύ δε περισσότερο από τις αντίστοιχες για όλες τις υπόλοιπες κατηγορίες παραβατών, συμπεριλαμβανομένων των βίαιων δραστών.…”