Risk markers for sexual victimization and predation in prison / / Janet I. Warren and Shelly L. Jackson

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910463134803321
• Autore: Warren Janet I.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, N.Y. ; ; London : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 0-203-08117-X; 1-283-86099-6; 1-136-17197-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (282 p.)
• Collana: International perspectives on forensic mental health
• Altri autori (Persone): JacksonShelly L
• Disciplina: 365/.6
• Soggetti: Prison violence - United States; Rape - United States; Sex crimes - United States; Prisoners - Sexual behavior - United States; Prisoners - Violence against - United States; Criminal behavior, Prediction of - United States; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; RISK MARKERS FOR SEXUAL VICTIMIZATION AND PREDATION IN PRISON; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Tables; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; About the Authors; 1 An Introduction to the Prison Rape Elimination Act; 2 Methodology; 3 The Sexual Behavior of Incarcerated Men and Women; 4 Childhood Adverse Life Experiences and Adolescent Violence as Risk Markers for Sexual Predation and Victimization; 5 Community and Institutional Violence as Risk Markers for Sexual Predation and Victimization; 6 Patterns of Sexual Adaptation as Risk Markers for Sexual Predation and Victimization7 Affective and Perceptual States as Risk Markers for Sexual Predation and Victimization; 8 Dimensions of Personality as Risk Markers for Sexual Predation and Victimization; 9 Structured and Actuarial Violence Risk Instruments as Risk Markers for Sexual Predation and Victimization; 10 CHAID Classification for Sexual Behavior in Prison; 11 Conclusions and Recommendations; Appendices; ; References; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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