RT Article
T1 Responding to incidents of sexual victimization in correctional institutions: correctional officer perspectives
JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology
VO 61
IS 15
SP 1651
OP 1681
A1 Cook, Carrie L.
A1 Lande, Jodi
A2 Lande, Jodi
LA English
YR 2017
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1580664024
AB This study examined beliefs among correctional officers about responding to inmate-on-inmate sexual assault in jails. It is unique in its focus as no other published study has examined this topic using these variables in this setting. The authors utilize survey methodology to measure correctional officer perceptions about responding to sexual assaults among inmates. Results indicate that support for responding to instances of sexual assault among inmates differs somewhat by type of response and size of jail facility examined. Multivariate results suggest that while perceptions of inmate credibility are usually relevant, demographic factors matter more for those who work in larger jails, while beliefs about rape myths are somewhat more relevant in smaller jails. Implications for correctional policy and training and avenues for continued research are discussed
K1 Correctional officers
K1 |sPerceptions of victim
K1 Sexual assault in correctional institutions
K1 Haftanstalten
K1 Sexuelle Übergriffe
K1 Sexualdelikte
K1 Opfersicht
K1 Strafvollzug
DO 10.1177/0306624X16631347