RT Article T1 Incarcerated Women's Experiences and Perceptions of Participating in Research JF International journal of offender therapy and comparative criminology VO 62 IS 12 SP 3797 OP 3814 A1 Schelbe, Lisa A2 Hardwick, Amanda A2 Wilfong, Ashley N. LA English YR 2018 UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1663354022 AB The research process within prisons has largely considered researchers' perspectives. Only one known study explicitly examined incarcerated persons' perceptions and no known studies have explored incarcerated persons' experiences with research on sensitive topics. This study examines incarcerated women's experiences with participating in research on victimization. A thematic analysis was conducted on responses to open-ended questions about participating in a research study from 227 women in two prisons who participated in a study about victimization. Women prisoners were overwhelmingly positive about participating in the research study with the vast majority willing to participate in a future study. Participants believed participating in the study provided opportunities for them to share their story, heal, reflect, grow, and help others. Some women mentioned that discussing certain topics created uncomfortable emotions and memories. Participants perceived benefits of participating in research. Implications for research in prisons are presented. K1 Incarcerated women K1 Women offenders K1 Prison research K1 Human subjects protection K1 IRB K1 Victimization K1 Women prisoners K1 Weibliche Strafgefangene K1 Weibliche Straftäter K1 Frauenkriminalität K1 Viktimisierung DO 10.1177/0306624X17747173