Item #579
4.0% of prison inmates, 3.2% of jail inmates sexually abused at least once in prior 12 months
Topic: Violence, Sexual
Source
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 Analysis
Discussion
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)
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