Carceral safety in a post-PREA era: An examination of perceptual indicators of safety among incarcerated persons in four southeast prisons

R Ledet, MM Holland, S Emeigh… - Punishment & …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Since the inception of the 2003 Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA), its reception has been
notably ambivalent among practitioners and scholars. While this policy was promoted as a …

[BOOK][B] Workplace Violence, Trauma, and the Lived Experience of Corrections Officers: A Phenomenological Study

A Smith - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Corrections officers are required to ensure compliance from inmates, and sometimes they
have to use force, resulting in violent encounters. Such incidents can be traumatic for those …

[PDF][PDF] Protecting Our Youth: A Policy Analysis on the Prison Rape Elimination Act

W Linares - 2022 - scholarworks.calstate.edu
The Prison Rape Elimination Act was enacted in 2003 but fails to protect vulnerable
communities such as LGBT+ incarcerated youth. This policy analysis explored the gaps in …

[PDF][PDF] Inmate sexual assault in male prisons

B Petitta - 2019 - minds.wisconsin.edu
This paper examines the issues surrounding inmate sexual violence in male US prisons.
This paper reviews the prevalence of inmate sexual violence and what contributes to the …