Prison rape : an American institution? /: an American institution?. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Michael Singer.
• Authors: Singer, Michael, 1942-
• Contents: AcknowledgmentsIntroductionI. The Extent of Sexual Abuse in Incarceration1. Recognition of the Prevalence of Sexual Abuse2. Assessment of the Prevalence of Sexual Abuse3. Recent DevelopmentsII. The Cost of Sexual Abuse in Incarceration4. The Suffering of Victims5. The Cost to Society at Large6. The Moral Cost to American SocietyIII. Combating Sexual Abuse in Incarceration through the Courts7. State and Comparable Federal Lawsuits8. Federal Constitutional LawsuitsIV. The Prison Rape Elimination Act9. The First Ten Years10. The National Standards11. The Future of the American Institution of Prison RapeNotesBibliographyIndex.
• Publisher Details: New York : Praeger
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (216 pages)
• Subjects: 365.6; Social Science -- Penology; Rape -- Law and legislation -- United States; Prisoners -- Legal status, laws, etc -- United States; Prisoners -- Sexual behavior -- United States; Sex crimes -- Law and legislation -- United States; Prison violence -- United States; Law -- Criminal Law -- General; Social Science -- Criminology; Crime & criminology
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9798216132462
• Related ISBNs: 9781440802713
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.