Prison Rape: An American Institution?

by Michael Singer

Book Overview

Rape is a fact of life for the incarcerated. Can American society maintain the commitment expressed in recent federal legislation to eliminate the rampant and costly sexual abuse that has been institutionalized into its system of incarceration?

Each year, as many as 200,000 individuals are victims of various types of sexual abuse perpetrated in American prisons, jails, juvenile detention facilities, and lockups. As many as 80,000...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440802718
• ISBN13: 9781440802713
• Release Date: February 2013
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 7 to 17 years