Narrative Roles Among Contact Versus Noncontact Sexual Offenders.

ABSTRACT: The current study explored narrative roles among individuals convicted of a sexual offense. Narrative roles in a criminal context are defined as specific personal accounts utilized by offenders to justify illegal behavior. The chosen theoretical framework recognized four primary offender roles: Revengeful Mission/Romantic Quest, Professional, Victim, and Tragic Hero. A total of 23 interviews were conducted with individuals convicted of a sexual offense (n = 11 contact, n = 12 noncontact) to explore and compare narrative roles between contact and noncontact offenders. Interviews were conducted using a phenomenological approach and coded via Framework Analysis, a qualitative data analytic method. Findings revealed a general pattern of narrative themes among offenders, along wit

SUBMITTER: Hamilton E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10874167 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature