Outlining the Co-Development of Twelve Desistance Principles to Reduce Sexual Reoffending: A Case Study

Kewley, S; Pemberton, S; Mydlowski, L; Burnside, P; Horne, A

Outlining the Co-Development of Twelve Desistance Principles to Reduce Sexual Reoffending: A Case Study

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Kewley, S ORCID: 0000-0001-6841-5577, Pemberton, S, Mydlowski, L, Burnside, P and Horne, A (2026) Outlining the Co-Development of Twelve Desistance Principles to Reduce Sexual Reoffending: A Case Study. In: Halford, E, (ed.) Building an Outstanding Police Service: Understanding the Police Effectiveness, Efficiency, and Legitimacy (PEEL) Inspection Framework. IGI Global Scientific Publishing, pp. 333-352. ISBN 979-8337327570

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Abstract

The number of people managed under MAPPA in England and Wales has risen significantly, creating new challenges for police supervising individuals with sexual convictions. Responding to calls for desistance-focused practices, this case study explores a co-produced project designed to support MOSOVO officers in adopting desistance-oriented approaches. Through participatory action research, police officers, people with lived experience, and academics collaborated to create three practical tools: a Desistance Practice Framework, a Desistance Management Plan, and Twelve Principles for Assisting Desistance. These were refined through stakeholder input and aim to help police support individual change, reduce reoffending, and manage growing caseloads more effectively. The principles provide a foundation for embedding desistance into policing, aligning risk management with rehabilitation and human rights.

Item Type:	Book Section
Additional Information:	Shared with permission from IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Subjects:	B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology
Divisions:	Psychology (from Sep 2019)
Publisher:	IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Related URLs:	IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Date of acceptance:	23 October 2025
Date of first compliant Open Access:	30 April 2026
Date Deposited:	30 Apr 2026 14:49
Last Modified:	30 Apr 2026 14:49
DOI or ID number:	10.4018/979-8-3373-2757-0.ch022
Editors:	Halford, E
URI:	https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/27412

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