Sex Sells, But Does it Help? A Survey of Media Coverage in a Medium Secure Unit Treating Sex Offenders

Abstract

This article reports on a study designed to review the media coverage of patients in a medium secure unit and to demonstrate the value to such units of having a media strategy. Most of the patients in the study had a history of sexually motivated offending, a significant proportion against children. The pattern of a typical media report and the organisational response is discussed, while broader political developments over the study period are noted.

Citation

Sen, P. and Adeleke, D. (2007), "Sex Sells, But Does it Help? A Survey of Media Coverage in a Medium Secure Unit Treating Sex Offenders", Mental Health Review Journal, Vol. 12 No. 3, pp. 15-21. https://doi.org/10.1108/13619322200700026