Prison rape in context

Fear of sexual violence is a defining characteristic of the prison experience in the United States. Rape has been a key theme in the literature on imprisonment since at least the 1930s. There is evidence - from prison argot and epidemiological studies in particular - that this problem is not as ingr...

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Main Author: O'Donnell, Ian (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 2004
In: The British journal of criminology
Year: 2004, Volume: 44, Issue: 2, Pages: 241-255
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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