RT Article
T1 An Exploratory Factor Analysis of a Prison Rape Elimination Act Survey in a Women's Prison
JF The prison journal
VO 102
IS 4
SP 474
OP 492
A1 Shippen, Margaret E.
A1 Derzis, Nicholas C.
A1 Hall, Angela
A1 Weaver, Sharon
A2 Derzis, Nicholas C.
A2 Hall, Angela
A2 Weaver, Sharon
LA English
YR 2022
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1812470126
AB Even with the dramatic increase in the number of female inmates in state and federal correctional institutions in recent decades, the criminal justice system continues to develop policies based on empirical research from male inmate programming. A shift in focus toward gender-responsive programming is challenging corrections to address women's needs. This study's data are a result of a settlement agreement between the United States Department of Justice (USDOJ) and a state Department of Corrections (DOC) to explore female inmates’ perceptions of sexual and physical safety in the state's largest correctional faculty. The Prison Rape Elimination Act Survey Instrument (PSI) was designed with 15 categories and 76 questions, including demographic data, sexual and physical safety factors, and items related to programs. Results of the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) indicate that the instrument has four factors detecting 41% of the variance explained. Recommendations are to conduct a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to assure that the instrument is psychometrically sound and the factors are verified.
K1 Factor analysis
K1 perceptions of safety
K1 Prison Rape Elimination Act
K1 Female Inmates
DO 10.1177/00328855221109818