Citation

Ward T, Salmon K. Sex. Abuse 2011; 23(3): 397-413.

Affiliation

School of Psychology.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1079063210382049

PMID

20944060

Abstract

The ethics of care acknowledges the importance of establishing and maintaining practices that help people to meet their needs, develop and protect basic capabilities for problem solving, emotional functioning, and social interaction, and avoid pain and suffering. In this article, we explore the contribution an ethics of care perspective can make to work with sex offenders. First, we briefly describe five classes of ethical problems evident in work with sex offenders. Second, the concept of care is defined and a justification for a version of care theory provided. Third, we apply the care ethical theory to ethical issues with sex offenders and demonstrate its value in responding to the five classes of problems outlined earlier.

Language: en