Perpetrator-focused prevention : the perceptions of victim-survivors Gemma McGibbin, Esther Gallois and Cathy Humphreys
By: McGibbin, Gemma
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Contributor(s): Gallois, Esther | Humphreys, Cathy.
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ArticleSeries: Sexual Abuse.Publisher: Sage, 2023Subject(s): ATTITUDES | CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE | PERPETRATORS | PREVENTION | VICTIM/SURVIVORS' VOICES | INTERNATIONAL | AUSTRALIAOnline resources: DOI: 10.1177/10790632231198019
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Sexual Abuse, 2023, First published online, 19 September 2023Summary: Policymakers are increasingly calling on victim-survivors of child sexual abuse to consult on prevention initiatives, including perpetration-focused prevention efforts like Stop it Now! However, very little is known about the perspectives of victim-survivors on perpetration-focused prevention and whether they support such initiatives. This study was informed by the research question: How do victim-survivors of child sexual abuse perceive perpetration-focused prevention, including the Stop it Now! program? Sixteen Australian victim-survivors participated in an individual, one-hour interview and the data were analysed according to thematic analysis. Four themes emerged through the data analysis: Core of repulsion; Doubt and dismissal; Conditions for congruence; and Arriving at acceptability. These themes are represented as a spiral from the first theme at the centre to the last at the outer edge, reflecting a process of rationalisation. Their initial reaction was a sense of revulsion to perpetration-focused prevention, but their final position was one of conditional support. (Authors' abstract). Record #8353
Sexual Abuse, 2023, First published online, 19 September 2023
Policymakers are increasingly calling on victim-survivors of child sexual abuse to consult on prevention initiatives, including perpetration-focused prevention efforts like Stop it Now! However, very little is known about the perspectives of victim-survivors on perpetration-focused prevention and whether they support such initiatives. This study was informed by the research question: How do victim-survivors of child sexual abuse perceive perpetration-focused prevention, including the Stop it Now! program? Sixteen Australian victim-survivors participated in an individual, one-hour interview and the data were analysed according to thematic analysis. Four themes emerged through the data analysis: Core of repulsion; Doubt and dismissal; Conditions for congruence; and Arriving at acceptability. These themes are represented as a spiral from the first theme at the centre to the last at the outer edge, reflecting a process of rationalisation. Their initial reaction was a sense of revulsion to perpetration-focused prevention, but their final position was one of conditional support. (Authors' abstract). Record #8353
