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Sexual Assault and Coercion among Incarcerated Women Prisoners: Excerpts from Prison Letters

LEANNE FIFTAL ALARID

University of Missouri-Kansas City

There are few existing studies that address sexual misconduct of women offenders toward other women prisoners. This qualitative study examined themes of sexual coercion and sexual assault among women offenders that surfaced in letters sent by one woman offender from prison during a period of 5 years. Four themes emerged from the data: (a) female apathy toward sexual coercion and sexual assault, (b) the femme as the sexual aggressor, (c) insight into one female rape situation, and (d) institutional factors contributing to sexual coercion. To prevent incidences of sexual assault by other offenders, policy suggestions specific to the study included a staff focus on identifying and consistently curbing sexual coercion and installing monitored cameras in restriction dorms.

The Prison Journal, Vol. 80, No. 4, 391-406 (2000)
DOI: 10.1177/0032885500080004005
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