ABSTRACT
This chapter explores the emotional impacts that the formal and informal social controls relegating sex offenders have on their partners. The chapter also delves into the negative coping mechanisms and positive coping strategies used by women to deal with these emotional impacts. Positive coping strategies include self-help groups, counseling, physical fitness, spirituality, or involvement in groups that advocate change. This chapter elaborates the integration or reintegration of offenders and their families into communities and provides suggestions from partners of sex offenders on how to more successfully reintegrate offenders. The chapter ends with policy suggestions for sex offense legislation moving forward.
