New hope for victims of prison sexual assault

Journal of Law, Medicine and Ethics

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 602-606

  Mair, Julie Samia ^a,d,e,f   Frattaroli, Shannon ^a,b,c   Teret, Stephen P ^a,g,h  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b Center for Gun Policy and Research   (United States)

^c Center for Injury Research and Policy   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f Johns Hopkins Ctr Gun Plcy Res   (United States)

^g Johns Hopkins Ctr Law Pub's Hlth   (United States)

^h Ctr for Civilian Biodefense Studies   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE POLICY; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; PRISON; RAPE; SEXUAL CRIME; HUMAN; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VULNERABLE POPULATION;

CRIME VICTIMS; HUMANS; PRISONERS; PRISONS; SEX OFFENSES; SUICIDE; UNITED STATES; VULNERABLE POPULATIONS;

EID: 1542400705     PISSN: 10731105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-720X.2003.tb00127.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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