La prise en charge pénitentiaire des délinquants sexuels sous le sceau de la gestion des risques et de la lutte contre la récidive

Abstract

Using a « new penology » matrix, the articles suggests an analysis of the development of psychiatric and social care of sex offenders in penal establishments. Psychotherapeutic treatment, like social care and rehabilitation today is moving towards psycho-social-educational support using cognitive behavioural techniques, stemming from a pragmatic perspective of risk management and reducing recidivism. This movement has been questioned by several professionals, but its generalisation also brings into play some basic paradoxes of these domains of practice.