ERIC Number: EJ798079
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Publication Date: 2007
Pages: 32
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Inmate-on-Inmate Victimization Among Older Male Prisoners
Kerbs, John J.; Jolley, Jennifer M.
Crime & Delinquency, v53 n2 p187-218 2007
Research on the safety and victimization of older prisoners has been limited. This study examines quantitative and qualitative victimization data gathered from face-to-face interviews with 65 male prisoners (ages 50 and above) confined in a state-level prison system. Both victimization rates and narrative descriptions of psychological, property, physical, and sexual inmate-on-inmate episodes are presented. Content analyses suggest that younger prisoners victimize older prisoners and that a majority of older prisoners support the use of age-segregated living arrangements to prevent victimization. Future research is needed to address methodological limitations of this study and others. (Contains 6 tables and 2 notes.)
Descriptors: Institutionalized Persons, Correctional Institutions, Victims of Crime, Statistical Analysis, Qualitative Research, Males, Interviews, Content Analysis, Age Differences, Prevention, Research Methodology, Facilities
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