NCJ Number
96412
Editor(s)
S Chaneles
Date Published
1984
Length
186 pages
Annotation
These 11 studies examine criminal justice issues related to gender and sex offenses and offer program recommendations.
Abstract
An examination of inmate sexual aggression describes some correctional processes which will make prisons generally safer for all inmates. These include better inmate risk assessment procedures, accreditation, and prison architectural advances. A study of pretrial release of prostitutes and their patrons in Buffalo, N.Y., shows that male patrons were released more quickly than female prostitutes. A study designed to assess the most effective strategy for aiding female offenders' adjustment to prison life found that two types of treatment were beneficial. Other studies focused on whether women prisoners perceive reinforcements to be the result of their own actions or of forces outside their control, the use of citizens band radios to aid in prostitution at highway rest stops, the self-concept of delinquent juvenile prostitutes and nonprostitutes, and background factors related to violent crimes committed by female delinquents. Further analyses focused on the psychological profiles of female first offenders and recidivists, racial patterns associated with rape, and the cultural and social influences and precipitating factors in rape. Data tables, footnotes, and references are included.