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Type:	Journal Article
Title:	Training correctional staff in the management of sex offenders: Increasing knowledge and positive attitudes
Other Titles:	Sexual Abuse in Australia and New Zealand
Authors:	Galouzis, Jennifer Allen, Ruth Hart, Rachel Ware, Jayson
Year:	2012
Publisher:	ANZATSA, Haymarket, NSW
Citation:	No 2 Vol.: 4
Notes:	Treatment will always rely, to some extent, on the positive support of non-therapy staff. Attitudes towards sex offenders, however, are usually negative. The aim of this study was to examine different correctional staff attitudes towards sex offenders and evaluate the impact of a two- day training program delivered to correctional staff in Corrective Services New South Wales (CSNSW). This study found that correctional stall attitudes towards sex offenders were significantly improved after training. This is in direct contrast to similar studies published in the area of staff training that did not find any impact on attitudes towards sex offenders. Participants were more likely to believe that a sex offender could be rehabilitated after this stall training. Training also appeared to decrease the endorsement of myths about sex offenders held by correctional staff. Further research is planned that will involve the re-testing of these staff some time later to see whether the changes in attitudes were maintained over an extended period of time. Adapted from the source document. Author's Address: Offender Services and Programmes, Corrective Services NSW, Level 7, 20 Lee Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia jayson.ware@dcs.nsw.gov.au Date revised - 2013-07-01Last updated - 2013-07-03SubjectsTermNotLitGenreText - Sex offenders; Attitudes; Professional attitudes; Stalls; Myths; New South Wales
URI:	https://anrows.intersearch.com.au/anrowsjspui/handle/1/17288
ISSN:	1833-8488
Physical description:	Pages 23-30
Appears in Collections:	Journal Articles

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