Risk markers for sexual victimization and predation in prison

In 2003, the US Senate and Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), prompting a number of research projects that cumulatively began to broaden and deepen our understanding of this complex aspect of prison life. Risk Markers for Sexual Victimization and Predation in Prison contains the...

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Other Authors: Warren, Janet I., author (author), Jackson, Shelly L. (-)
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New York, N.Y. ; London : Routledge 2013.
Series:International perspectives on forensic mental health
International Perspectives on Forensic Mental Health
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See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009798268506719
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Summary:In 2003, the US Senate and Congress passed the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), prompting a number of research projects that cumulatively began to broaden and deepen our understanding of this complex aspect of prison life. Risk Markers for Sexual Victimization and Predation in Prison contains the results of Dr. Warren and Dr. Jackson's study, and it extends the literature on prison rape in important and distinct ways. Their research, which encompasses the full continuum of sexual behavior among incarcerated individuals, succeeds in identifying multi-layered predictive models for di
Item Description:Description based upon print version of record.
Physical Description:1 online resource (282 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780203081174
9781283860994
9781136171970