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Type, Source, and Patterns of Physical Victimization

A Comparison of Male and Female Inmates

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick

Jing Shi

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick

Remarkably little is known about the type, source, and patterns of physical victimization inside prison and less is known about whether differences in victimization exist between male and female inmates. This article explores the type, source, and patterns of physical victimization as reported by approximately 7,000 male and 560 female inmates. Respondents completed survey questions about seven types of physical victimization and two perpetrator sources (inmate and staff). These data show similarities and differences in patterns of victimization between male and female inmates and provide a rich description of victimization inside prison and its relationship to feeling safe there.

Key Words: physical victimization • prison inmates • feeling safe • gender • typology

This version was published on June 1, 2009

The Prison Journal, Vol. 89, No. 2, 172-191 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0032885509334754


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