CRM 2309 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Prison Rape Elimination Act Of 2003, Sexual Assault, Neuroplasticity
15 Dec 2017
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Female prisoners carry a greater burden of disease, sexual victimization, substance use, and trauma. They are often pregnant and are get impregnated during a previous time to prison. Sexual assault and std"s are common among women 1 in 10 prisoners. More victimization comes from staff than from other inmates. 3x as many victims claim to be victimized but stigmas may prevent males from coming forth and twice as many claim to be victimized by staff. Many female prisoners were victims themselves before they became perpetrators of crime often sexual assault by someone they know. More likely to be exposed to chronic (constant) victimization; abuse substances. Relational theory (rt: relationships are a necessary source of comfort for mental health and important in coping with adversity. Isolation, disconnection can be a major source of psychological stress: rt of crime: Unhealthy relationships are a pathway to crime by females. Most serious kind is victimization sexual, physical, emotional abuse that happens in childhood.
