Patterns of victimization among male and female inmates: Evidence of an enduring legacy

Violence and Victims

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 469-484

  Wolff, Nancy ^a   Shi, Jing ^a   Siegel, Jane A ^b  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood victimization; Male and female prisoners; Physical assault; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSAULT; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRISON; PRISONER; RAPE; SEXUAL CRIME; VICTIM; VIOLENCE;

EID: 65749113432     PISSN: 08866708     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/0886-6708.24.4.469     Document Type: Article

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