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Prison Victimization: High-Risk Characteristics and Prevention

Swales, Leslie A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1216337359

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2008, MA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of Justice Studies.
While estimates of prison victimization vary, little empirical research has been conducted to determine its prevalence or severity. Three types of victimization occur in prison: physical, psychological and sexual victimization (Byrne & Hummer, 2008b). The current study was designed to identify characteristics that affect the occurrence or reporting of prison victimization. Interviews were conducted with 1,116 male halfway house clients in the State of Ohio in order to examine which characteristics increased the likelihood of victimization. Analyses were conducted in order to find a relationship between the three types of victimization and the subject's high-risk characteristics. Regression analyses indicated that Caucasians, younger inmates, and inmates with less than a high school education were more likely to report victimization. Because victimization can cause psychological trauma, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and rape trauma syndrome (RTS), it is necessary that further preventative measures are put in place to protect inmates from prison victimization.
Shelley Listwan, PhD (Committee Chair)
Marc Colvin, PhD (Committee Member)
Eric Jefferis, PhD (Committee Member)
76 p.
inmate; VICTIMIZATION; PRISON; Rape; Sexual Victimization; assault

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  • Swales, L. A. (2008). Prison Victimization: High-Risk Characteristics and Prevention [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1216337359

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Swales, Leslie. Prison Victimization: High-Risk Characteristics and Prevention. 2008. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1216337359.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Swales, Leslie. "Prison Victimization: High-Risk Characteristics and Prevention." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1216337359

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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