Examining the Characteristics of Male Sexual Assault Targets in a Southern Maximum-Security Prison

Autor/inn/en	Hensley, Christopher; Koscheski, Mary; Tewksbury, Richard
Titel	Examining the Characteristics of Male Sexual Assault Targets in a Southern Maximum-Security Prison
Quelle	In: Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 20 (2005) 6, S.667-679 (13 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0886-2605
DOI	10.1177/0886260505276069
Schlagwörter	Victims of Crime; Sexual Abuse; Correctional Institutions; Institutionalized Persons; Correctional Education; Males; Questionnaires + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Victim; Victims; Crime; Opfer; Verbrechen; Sexueller Missbrauch; Jugendstrafvollzug; Fürsorgeerziehung; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Fragebogen
Abstract	Studies concerning inmate-on-inmate sexual assaults within male correctional facilities are sparse in the sociological and correctional literatures. Only a few studies have specifically examined the characteristics of male inmate sexual assault targets. The current research sought to address this gap by providing an examination of factors related to victimization likelihood. Using data gathered in March 2000 from 142 inmates (18% return rate) in one Southern maximum-security prison, the authors examined demographic and behavioral characteristics of male inmate sexual targets. Based on inmates' self-reports of sexual victimization - threatened and/or forced sexual assault encounters - correlates of victimization were identified. Approximately 18% of the inmates reported inmate-on-inmate sexual threats, and 8.5% reported that they had been sexually assaulted by another inmate while incarcerated. (Author).
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Update	2017/4/10