Item #580
Only 5.8% of prisons and 9.5% of jails reported no incidents of sexual victimization 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:pp. 6, 18 - Rate of staff-on-inmate rape higher among males