Item #579
4.0% of prison inmates, 3.2% of jail inmates sexually abused at least once in prior 12 months
Topic: Violence, SexualSource
Citation: Sexual Victimization in Prisons and Jails Reported by Inmates, 2011–12, p. 6 Author(s): Beck, Berzofsky, Caspar, Krebs Institution(s): Department of Justice Link: http://www.bjs.gov/content/pub/pdf/svpjri1112.pdf Nation(s): United States Year(s): 2012 Source: Primary Type: Statistical AnalysisDiscussion
Other Notes:Prison inmates: 2.0% by another inmate, 2.4% by staff (0.4% overlap); Jail inmates: 1.6% by another inmate, 1.8% by staff (0.2% overlap)