Violence Against Incarcerated Women: Predicting Risk Through the Lens of Childhood Harm

Victimization is common inside prisons and much remains unknown about the predictors of violence against incarcerated women. A sample of 564 incarcerated women was used to examine the link between in-prison victimization, childhood (physical, sexual, and emotional) harm, and mental illness. Nearly h...

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Main Author: Wolff, Nancy (Author)
Contributors: Aizpurua, Eva ; Peng, Dan
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Violence against women
Year: 2022, Volume: 28, Issue: 10, Pages: 2466-2492
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Depression
childhood abuse
physical victimization
Sexual Victimization
Prison