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Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA)

Helping Judges and Prosecutors Understand and Manage PREA Cases

Two items are available from the National Judicial College (NJC), under a grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), that will help judges and prosecutors understand and manage PREA cases. "What Judges Need to Know About Prison Rape: The Prison Rape Elimination Act and the Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003: Curriculum for Judges. According to NJC, "The purpose of both resources is that judges will be able to:

  • identify the critical provisions of PREA
  • manage PREA cases effectively and efficiently
  • apply evidentiary rules in PREA cases
  • and sentence offenders considering victim's rights, reentry, community safety, and other significant concerns."

According to the NJC site, "The two CD-ROMs are in one-hour self-study formats - one for prosecutors and one for judges." You can read more about these resources and how to request the CD's.

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William Rich said:

I' m going to take what may be considered an immature view here, but realistic nonetheless.  You want to eliminate rape in prison, stay out of jail!  Save the money.  It's part of the fabric of prison.  No matter the deterrent, elimination will never happen.  Other points in defense of this view are too long to list.  

March 17, 2008 7:26 PM
 

Teresa said:

Rape is not part of the fabric of prison.

Rehabilitation and community security is...

Like it or not, we have laws protecting every member of society - including those incarcerated.

Allowing inmates to me assaulted will likely increase the recidivism rate as trauma, subtance abuse and crime are linked.

April 9, 2008 1:31 PM
 

employee said:

Rape is a crime no matter where it ocurres. Prison employees do not allow it to happen its just another crime cmmented.

June 24, 2008 2:17 PM

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About Sandy Schilling

Sandy Schilling is the Jail Specialist for the National Institute of Corrections Information Center