Controversial Prison Rape Report Published

Peggy L. Ritchie — Fri, 08 Dec 2006 17:34:00 GMT

The long-awaited report by Mark Fleisher and Jessie Krienert, "The Culture of Prison Sexual Violence," has been posted by NCJRS. The report has been the subject of some controversy.

NIJ's Response to the Prison Rape Elimination Act

Web Services Manager — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:57:00 GMT

The National Institute of Justice has funded research in areas including the impact of sexual victimization in corrections, risk assessment and prevention, and medical and psychological effects of prison sexual victimization. As of April 2006, the agency is reviewing applications from a solicitation to explore sexual violence as it occurs within the context of other violent behavior during incarceration.

Article summarizing NIJ research on PREA.

The contact at the National Institute of Justice for research related questions is:

Andrew Goldberg, Social Science Analyst, NIJ
(202) 307-1135
andrew.goldberg@usdoj.gov.

Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) : Research, NIJ

Controversial Prison Rape Report Published

NIJ's Response to the Prison Rape Elimination Act