Persuasive Essay On Prison Rape
Prison Rape
This is my position that covers the highlights of the report Prison Rape: A Critical
Review of the Literature, which analyzes obstacles and problems that must be overcome
to effectively measure sexual assault at the facility level. Each bold heading in this
summary refers to the same bold heading contained in the larger report.
Federal Legislation. The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 calls for research and
policy changes to minimize sexual victimization of incarcerated juveniles and adults. The Act
also calls for a zero tolerance policy; national standards for the detection, prevention, reduction,
and punishment of prison rape; collection of data on incidence; and development of a system to …show more content…
A "back of the envelope" estimate places this at no more
than 2 percent in a given year, based primarily on the one jail system study conducted in the
1960's and as low as 0.69 percent based on one prison study. Women's victimization
percentages appear to be lower than men's.
These studies use different methods to establish the level of victimization
(questionnaires,interviews, informants, administrative records); they use different questions, and
they use different time frames. Definitions vary widely from rape to sexual pressure. Some of
these estimates rely on self-reported victimizations, while others are based on the perceptions of
inmates and staff on the overall level of victimization in the prison. These latter estimates always
appear higher than self reports, and it is unclear what these latter estimates mean since there is no
presumption that inmates or staff actually witness all of the sexual assaults they claim are
occurring. Most studies fail to report how long the sexual assault victim has been in prison
making it difficult to compare prisons across jurisdictions, due to the likelihood of different
exposure
This is my position that covers the highlights of the report Prison Rape: A Critical
Review of the Literature, which analyzes obstacles and problems that must be overcome
to effectively measure sexual assault at the facility level. Each bold heading in this
summary refers to the same bold heading contained in the larger report.
Federal Legislation. The Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003 calls for research and
policy changes to minimize sexual victimization of incarcerated juveniles and adults. The Act
also calls for a zero tolerance policy; national standards for the detection, prevention, reduction,
and punishment of prison rape; collection of data on incidence; and development of a system to …show more content…
A "back of the envelope" estimate places this at no more
than 2 percent in a given year, based primarily on the one jail system study conducted in the
1960's and as low as 0.69 percent based on one prison study. Women's victimization
percentages appear to be lower than men's.
These studies use different methods to establish the level of victimization
(questionnaires,interviews, informants, administrative records); they use different questions, and
they use different time frames. Definitions vary widely from rape to sexual pressure. Some of
these estimates rely on self-reported victimizations, while others are based on the perceptions of
inmates and staff on the overall level of victimization in the prison. These latter estimates always
appear higher than self reports, and it is unclear what these latter estimates mean since there is no
presumption that inmates or staff actually witness all of the sexual assaults they claim are
occurring. Most studies fail to report how long the sexual assault victim has been in prison
making it difficult to compare prisons across jurisdictions, due to the likelihood of different
exposure