The darkest figure of crime: Perceptions of reasons for male inmates to not report sexual assault

Justice Quarterly

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 692-712

  Miller, Kristine Levan ^a  

^a PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Inmate sexual violence; Prison; Prison rape; Prison sexual violence; Reporting; Sexual assault

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955347419     PISSN: 07418825     EISSN: 17459109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07418820903292284     Document Type: Article

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