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

hold prison officials accountable. Also, the Bureau of Justice Statistics is to design a

methodology to assess the prevalence of prison sexual assault and monitor adult prisons, jails,

and juvenile facilities. In the findings section of......

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Title: Prison Rape
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