Examining the characteristics of male sexual assault targets in a southern maximum-security prison

Journal of Interpersonal Violence

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 667-679

  Hensley, Christopher ^a   Koscheski, Mary ^b   Tewksbury, Richard ^c  

^a MOREHEAD STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Pulaski Technical College   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Maximum security prison; Prison rape; Profile of inmate sexual assault targets; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; PRISON; PRISONER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RAPE; RISK FACTOR; SELF DISCLOSURE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

ADULT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CRIME VICTIMS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RAPE; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 18844433859     PISSN: 08862605     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0886260505276069     Document Type: Article

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