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- Title
An Inside Job: The Role Correctional Officials Play in the Occurrence of Sexual Assault in U.S. Detention Centers.
- Authors
Schanbacher, Kristine M.
- Abstract
The article discusses the role of correctional officers in sexual assault occurrence in U.S. detention centers, difficulty in holding correctional officials accountable for sexual assault occurrence due to federal legal framework, and recommendations to lessen negative impact of these officials. Topics discussed include sexual victimization of inmates by correctional officials like rape, and creation of opportunities for sexual assault, and legal framework such as Prison Rape Elimination Act.
- Subjects
UNITED States; CORRECTIONAL personnel; CRIMES against prisoners; SEX crimes; DETENTION facilities; CRIMINAL justice system
- Publication
DePaul Journal for Social Justice, 2015, Vol 9, Issue 1, p38
- ISSN
2151-3090
- Publication type
Article