Sexual Crime and Community Reintegration - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 3032060338 ISBN 13: 9783032060334

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2026

Synopsis

This book captures the experience of transitioning from prison to the community, the tensions between risk management, public protection and enabling flourishing in those that have been released from prison. It explores what is required for successful community re-entry for men with sexual convictions, examines barriers as men (re)integrate and the ways in which men can be assisted with desistance. Combining empirical chapters, theoretical reviews, service-user voices and a consideration of the latest approach to community reintegration, this book will be relevant to psychologists, criminologists, social workers, practitioners and students. It highlights  experiences of transition from prison to the community, the barriers and challenges to (re)integration, but also how we can move forward, how we can help men live meaningful pro-social lives and in doing so fulfil the goal of reducing sexual (re) victimisation.

 

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About the Author

Nicholas Blagden is Professor of Criminological Psychology at the University of Derby, UK, co-Director of the Centre for Applied Social Sciences, Policy, Practice and Research (CASSPPR), Chartered Psychologist and Registered Psychotherapist.

​Belinda Winder is Professor of Forensic Psychology and Head of the Centre for Crime, Offending, Prevention and Engagement (COPE) at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

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 Associate Professor in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, UK and has conducted research within the criminal justice system for many years. 

Craig A. Harper is Associate Professor in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, UK. He specializes in topics related to forensic and political psychology. 

​Helen Swaby is Lecturer in Counselling at Bishop Grosseteste University, UK. She is a qualified integrative psychotherapist and has a background in forensic psychology research.

Phil Banyard is Head of Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, UK. He was honoured with the British Psychological Society’s Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology Education.

From the Back Cover

This book captures the experience of transitioning from prison to the community, the tensions between risk management, public protection and enabling flourishing in those that have been released from prison. It explores what is required for successful community re-entry for men with sexual convictions, examines barriers as men (re)integrate and the ways in which men can be assisted with desistance. Combining empirical chapters, theoretical reviews, service-user voices and a consideration of the latest approach to community reintegration, this book will be relevant to psychologists, criminologists, social workers, practitioners and students. It highlights  experiences of transition from prison to the community, the barriers and challenges to (re)integration, but also how we can move forward, how we can help men live meaningful pro-social lives and in doing so fulfil the goal of reducing sexual (re) victimisation.

Nicholas Blagden is Professor of Criminological Psychology at the University of Derby, UK, co-Director of the Centre for Applied Social Sciences, Policy, Practice and Research (CASSPPR), Chartered Psychologist and Registered Psychotherapist.

​Belinda Winder is Professor of Forensic Psychology and Head of the Centre for Crime, Offending, Prevention and Engagement (COPE) at Nottingham Trent University, UK.

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 Associate Professor in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, UK and has conducted research within the criminal justice system for many years. 

Craig A. Harper is Associate Professor in Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, UK. He specializes in topics related to forensic and political psychology. 

​Helen Swaby is Lecturer in Counselling at Bishop Grosseteste University, UK. She is a qualified integrative psychotherapist and has a background in forensic psychology research.

Phil Banyard is Head of Psychology at Nottingham Trent University, UK. He was honoured with the British Psychological Society’s Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology Education.

Edition details

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3032060338
• ISBN 13: 9783032060334
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 194
• Editor: Blagden Nicholas, Winder Belinda, Hocken Kerensa, Lievesley Rebecca, Harper Craig A., Swaby Helen, Banyard Phil