Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) : Studies

Review Panel Report on Prison Rape

CC Pro — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:43:00 GMT

The Report on Rape In Federal and State Prisons in the U.S. is now available. This report is based on public hearings and documentary evidence gathered by the Review Panel on Prison Rape in accordance with the Prison Rape Elimination of 2003. Areas examined include the common characteristics of victims and perpetrators of prison rape, common characteristics of victims of staff-on-inmate rape, and common characteristics of prisons and prison systems with high or low prevalence of prison rape.

U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Studies

Web Services Manager — Mon, 02 Oct 2006 17:59:00 GMT

The U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) is analyzing the incidence and effects of prison rape. This research focuses on both adult and juvenile corrections facilities and both prisons and jails.

BJS has completed studies to establish baseline data on inmate sexual assaults reported to correctional agencies.

In the fall of 2005, BJS began pretesting the ACASI (Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviews) system for conducting surveys of former inmates.

Contacts at the Bureau of Justice Statistics include:

Paige Harrison, Statistician, BJS
(202) 514-0809
paige.harrison@usdoj.gov.

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.