@article {Lawson:2008:0886-6708:331,
title = "Female Sex Offenders' Relationship Experiences",
journal = "Violence and Victims",
parent_itemid = "infobike://springer/vav",
publishercode ="springer",
year = "2008",
volume = "23",
number = "3",
publication date ="2008-06-01T00:00:00",
pages = "331-343",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "0886-6708",
eissn = "1945-7073",
url = "https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/springer/vav/2008/00000023/00000003/art00005",
doi = "doi:10.1891/0886-6708.23.3.331",
keyword = "CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, WOMEN, SEX OFFENSES, FEMALE SEX OFFENDERS, FORENSIC NURSING",
author = "Lawson, Louanne",
abstract = "Interventions for child sexual abusers should take into account their perspectives on the context of their offenses, but no descriptions of everyday life from the offender's point of view have been published. This study therefore explored female offenders' views of their strengths and
challenges. Documented risk assessments of 20 female offenders were analyzed using inductive content analysis (Cavanagh, 1997; Priest, Roberts, & Woods, 2002; Woods, Priest, & Roberts, 2002). The Good Lives Model provided the initial coding framework and ATLAS.ti software (Muhr, 1997)
was used for simultaneous data collection and analysis. The content analysis yielded 999 coding decisions organized in three themes. The global theme was relationship experiences. Offenders described the quality of their relationship experiences, including their personal perspectives, intimate
relationships, and social lives. These descriptions have implications for treatment planning and future research with women who have molested children.",
}