The prevalence of sexual violence in prison: The state of the knowledge base and implications for evidence-based correctional policy making

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 280-295

  Jones, Tonisha R ^a   Pratt, Travis C ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based policy making; Prison rape; Prisons; Sexual violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; KNOWLEDGE BASE; METHODOLOGY; MISCONDUCT; PREVALENCE; PRISON; RAPE; SEXUAL ABUSE; VIOLENCE;

HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PREVALENCE; PRISONERS; PRISONS; RAPE; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 42649126368     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X07307631     Document Type: Article

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