An Assessment of the Knowledge, Support, and Behavior Surrounding the Implementation of the Prison Rape Elimination Act

The Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) was designed to eliminate from corrections systems all acts of sexual violence. PREA’s success will be determined by whether corrections staff and incarcerated persons support this law, understand its legal elements, and are enforcing it according to it’s origi...

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Authors: Smith, Hayden (Author) ; Ferdik, Frank (Author) ; Dunton, Creaig (Author) ; Bolaji, Qassim (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2023
In: Criminal justice and behavior
Year: 2023, Volume: 50, Issue: 7, Pages: 1016-1034
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Prison
Sexual Violence
incarcerated populations
corrections staff
Decision-making
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)