ABSTRACT

The challenges faced by those who are returning to the community after prison are well documented. Community re-entry, especially for those who have sexually offended, is particularly stressful and fraught with many difficulties. Community maintenance programmes (CMPs) are community programmes designed to assist those who are released from prison, who have generally completed an offence-specific custodial treatment programme. There remains however no known published research that has examined the programmatic features of CMPs, their efficacy, the experiences of those who facilitate and participate in CMPs, and little is known about the theoretical underpinnings of CMPs. This paper reviews some of the factors that may contribute to behaviour change and the maintenance of that change, with a particular focus on CMPs for those who have sexually offended. Stemming from two recent qualitative studies interviewing CMP participants and service providers in Australia’s largest CMP, this paper proposes Self-Determination Theory (SDT) as an underpinning for CMPs. There will also be a consideration of implications for practice as well as future research.

Practice impact statement

This paper proposes Self-Determination Theory as a framework for the delivery of community maintenance programmes (CMPs) for those who have sexually offended. It is the first time a framework for the delivery of CMPs is considered, with practical implications related to the content and focus of the programme discussed.

中文翻译：

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自决理论作为性侵犯者社区维护计划的基础理论

摘要

出狱后重返社区的人所面临的挑战有据可查。重返社区，特别是对那些曾遭受性侵犯的人来说，压力尤其大，困难重重。社区维护计划 (Community maintenance programs, CMP) 是旨在帮助那些通常已完成针对特定罪行的监禁治疗计划的出狱人员的社区计划。然而，仍然没有已知的已发表研究检查 CMP 的程序特征、它们的功效、促进和参与 CMP 的人的经验，并且对 CMP 的理论基础知之甚少。本文回顾了一些可能有助于行为改变和维持这种改变的因素，特别关注针对性侵犯者的 CMP。基于最近两项采访澳大利亚最大 CMP 中的 CMP 参与者和服务提供者的定性研究，本文提出自决理论 (SDT) 作为 CMP 的基础。还将考虑对实践和未来研究的影响。

实践影响陈述

本文提出自决理论作为为性侵犯者提供社区维护计划 (CMP) 的框架。这是第一次考虑提供 CMP 的框架，具有与所讨论计划的内容和重点相关的实际意义。