RT Article
T1 Correctional officer and inmate perceptions of the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA): A thematic analysis
JF Journal of crime and justice
VO 44
IS 2
SP 213
OP 225
A1 Smith, Hayden
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1755889070
AB The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was created to address sexual violence occurring in corrections. To date, there has been a dearth of PREA studies that include the perceptions of correctional officers and inmates. The current study utilizes a thematic analysis to assess qualitative responses from 66 correctional officers and 407 inmates in three medium-security men’s state prisons. Key themes that focus on the strengths associated with the implementation of PREA include overall climate improvement, increased awareness, and victim support/protection. Key themes that focused on the weaknesses associated with the implementation of PREA included staffing crisis, reporting issues, PREA not taken seriously, and PREA not essential. The implications of these themes are discussed with reference to policy implications.
K1 Prison
K1 Inmates
K1 Correctional Officers
K1 Qualitative Analysis
K1 PREA
K1 Prison Rape Elimination Act
DO 10.1080/0735648X.2020.1856169