%0 Journal Article
%T You Do What? A Qualitative Investigation Into the Motivation to Volunteer With Circles of Support and Accountability
%A Giulia Lowe
%A Gwenda Willis
%A Kerry Gibson
%J Sexual Abuse
%@ 1573-286X
%D 2019
%R 10.1177/1079063217729157
%X Most community members are not accepting of individuals convicted for sexual offenses living in their communities, let alone having regular contact with them. However, a select number of community members choose to give their time to assist these individuals reintegrate from prison into the community. Circles of Support and Accountability (CoSA) was developed as a way to address the issues that many individuals convicted of sex offenses face, that is, little to no prosocial support in the community. In-depth, semistructured interviews were conducted with 18 CoSA volunteers in New Zealand to gain a more thorough understanding of volunteers¡¯ motivation to be involved with CoSA. Thematic analysis was used to analyze the data. Three key themes of motivation were identified: (a) Restorative and Justice-Based Motivation, (b) Altruistic Motivation, and (c) Faith-Based Motivation. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for future recruitment of volunteers for CoSAs
%K CoSA
%K motivation to volunteer
%K community reintegration
%K sexual offending
%K community engagement
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1079063217729157