Inmate-to-Inmate Sexual Coercion in a Prison for Women
@article{Hensley2003InmatetoInmateSC, title={Inmate-to-Inmate Sexual Coercion in a Prison for Women}, author={Christopher Hensley and Tammy Castle and Richard Allan Tewksbury}, journal={Journal of Offender Rehabilitation}, year={2003}, volume={37}, pages={77 - 87} }
Abstract Inmate-to-inmate sexual coercion remains a relatively unexplored topic within correctional literature, especially concerning female inmates. Using data gathered in March 2000 via questionnaires with 245 inmates in a southern female correctional facility, the authors examine various demographic characteristics of victim and perpetrator inmate-to-inmate sexual coercion. Respondents were asked a series of questions regarding their victimization and/or perpetration of threatened or…
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