‘Thanks, that wasn’t bad at all’
Using Appreciative Inquiry to investigate a strengths-based approach to the reintegration of sex offenders
auteur | David Thompson |
tijdschrift | GERN (ISSN: ) |
jaargang | 2014 |
aflevering | 2. Desistance, Social Order and Responses to Crime |
onderdeel | Article |
publicatie datum | 1 augustus 2014 |
taal | English |
pagina | 47 |
samenvatting | This paper emerges from recent empirical research examining the perspectives of convicted sex offenders who have participated in Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) in England and Wales. As a result of the potential difficulties identified in traditional research approaches, the appreciative inquiry approach, with its focus on positive and generative questions was adopted. The paper specifically focuses on the use of appreciative inquiry in interviewing sex offenders (or ‘core members’ as they are |