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A Restorative Justice Approach to Empathy Development in Sex Offenders: An Exploratory Study

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In this paper, an exploratory study in sex offender treatment using a restorative justice approach to examine the shame, guilt, and empathy development of convicted sexual offenders is described, and Implications for clinical practice and future research are highlighted.
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The authors describe an exploratory study in sex offender treatment using a restorative justice approach to examine the shame, guilt, and empathy development of convicted sexual offenders. Implications for clinical practice and future research are highlighted.

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